{"product_id":"a-not-so-perfect-crime-9781904738343","title":"A Not So Perfect Crime","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A scathing satire of Spanish society, hilarious dialogue, all beautifully dressed up as a crime novel.\"--\u003ci\u003eKrimi-Couch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A first novel that's spread like wildfire by word of mouth.\"--\u003ci\u003eEl Avui\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Teresa Solana is great proof of the vitality of the roman noir in Catalan. . . . A wonderfully ironic hymn to the city of Barcelona.\"--\u003ci\u003eDiari de Balears\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother day in Barcelona, another slimy politician's wife is suspected of infidelity. Lluis Font discovers a portrait of his wife in an exhibition that leads him to conclude he is being cuckolded by the artist. Concerned only about the potential political fallout, he hires twins Eduard and Pep, private detectives with a supposed knack for helping the wealthy with their \"dirty laundry.\" Their office is adorned with false doors leading to nonexistent private rooms, a mysterious secretary who is always away, and a broken laptop computer picked up on the street. The case turns ugly when Font's wife is found poisoned by a \u003ci\u003emarron glac  \u003c\/i\u003efrom a box of sweets delivered anonymously.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a deftly plotted, bitingly funny mystery novel. A satire of Catalan politics and a fascinating insight into the life and habits of Barcelona's inhabitants, diurnal and nocturnal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTeresa Solana \u003c\/b\u003elives in Barcelona. Born in 1962, she studied philosophy and worked as a literary translator and essayist. She has written several novels kept quietly in her drawer. \u003ci\u003eA Not So Perfect Crime\u003c\/i\u003e, her first published title, won the 2007 Brigada 21 Prize for the best Catalan mystery novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bitter Lemon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781904738343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/05\/2009 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2009 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Teresa Solana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42496202801333,"sku":"9781904738343","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_05003e1e-f7f7-4e42-9b78-938fa3601cf3.jpg?v=1667922000","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-not-so-perfect-crime-9781904738343","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}