Books by Martin Solares
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English
review 1: A surreal, postmodern novel masquerading as a police procedural, Solares's book tells the story of two different police investigations in the fictional Mexican town of Paracuán, Tamaulipas. In the first, a none-too-bright detective is assigned to pursue the killer of a young jou...
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English
review 1: I eventually enjoyed immersing myself in the police drama, the landscape, and the dark secrets of the coastal Mexican city of Paracuan. However, the English translation seemed very uneven and created a negative first impression. I was immediately put off by what seemed to be am...
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English
review 1: Well, I had high hopes for this book. Perhaps that contributed to my disappointment. All told, I think it is a valuable entry into international crime fiction because it incorporates some rather bold literary tools that are otherwise unfamiliar to the genre, not to mention it bil...