by Martin Cruz Smith · Planeta Pub Corp · tapa dura · ISBN 9788408024453
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«Rose» is the historical mystery novel by Martin Cruz Smith, published by Planeta Pub Corp in hardback (356 pages, in Spanish).
In 1872, Jonathan Blair, a mining engineer, returns from the African Gold Coast to Wigan, a mining town in Lancashire, to investigate the disappearance of John Rowland, fiancé of a mining magnate's daughter. There he meets Rose Malyneaux, a woman who defies convention, and with her he approaches an unexpected truth.
The novel was originally published in 1996; this Spanish edition is from 1998. The translation is by Josefina Guerrero. The work won the Hammett Prize in 1996.
For readers of historical fiction, mystery and adventure, with a plot set in 1872 England.
Martin William Smith, known professionally as Martin Cruz Smith, was an American writer of mystery and suspense fiction, mostly in an international or historical setting. He was best known for his 11-book series featuring Russian investigator Arkady Renko, who was introduced in 1981 with Gorky Park and last appeared in Hotel Ukraine (2025).
