by Peter Straub · Ediciones B · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788440627223
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«Koko» is the psychological horror novel by Peter Straub subtitled «In the Name of Crime» (Ediciones B, paperback, 822 pages, in Spanish).
Four Vietnam War veterans reunite to pursue a killer who recreates the crimes they witnessed in combat. The investigation takes them from Washington D.C. to Thailand and New York, in a story about guilt, trauma, and the aftermath of war.
First installment of the Blue Rose trilogy. Published in Spanish in 1992. Winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. Translated by Hernán Sabaté.
For readers of horror and suspense who appreciate stories with a wartime backdrop.
Peter Francis Straub was an American novelist and poet. He had success with several horror and supernatural fiction novels, among them Julia (1975), Ghost Story (1979) and The Talisman (1984), the latter co-written with Stephen King. He explored the mystery genre with the Blue Rose trilogy, consisting of Koko (1988), Mystery (1990) and The Throat (1993). He fused the supernatural with crime fiction in Lost Boy, Lost Girl (2003) and the related In the Night Room (2004). For the Library of America, he edited the volume H. P. Lovecraft: Tales and the anthology American Fantastic Tales. Straub received such literary honors as the Bram Stoker Award, World Fantasy Award, and International Horror Guild Award.
