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Readers of his previous works will welcome the author’s ambition, but fans of crime fiction may struggle with the meandering pace and abandon the story before he successfully pulls all the threads together.
As in A Million Drops, del Árbol proves he’s adept at creating richly drawn characters and weaving their disparate stories, building to a shattering, violent climax.
This blockbuster novel by an award-winning Spanish author (The Sadness of the Samurai) succeeds as historical fiction, a thriller, and a detective story. Think Crime and Punishment, only more jarring.
As Árbol's first novel to be translated into English, this historical thriller does not disappoint. Readers who enjoy detective fiction, historical fiction, and psychological thrillers will find plenty to engross them.