Red April: A Novel |
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| Authors: | Roncagliolo, Santiago |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | FIC031060, FIC056000, FIC022080 |
| ISBN: | 9780307378316, Related ISBNs: 0307378314, 0307388387, 0375425446, 9780307378316, 9780307388384 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 288, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
A chilling political thriller set at the end of Peru's grim war between Shining Path terrorists and a morally bankrupt government counterinsurgency.
Associate District Prosecutor Felix Chacaltana Saldivar is a by-the-book prosecutor wading through life. Two of his greatest pleasures are writing mundane reports and speaking to his long-dead mother. Everything changes, however, when he is asked to investigate a bizarre and brutal murder: the body was found burnt beyond recognition and a cross branded into its forehead. Adhering to standard operating procedures, Chacaltana begins a meticulous investigation, but when everyone he speaks to meets with an unfortunate and untimely end, he realizes that his quarry may be much closer to home. With action rising in chorus to Peru’s Holy Week, Red April twists and turns racing toward a riveting conclusion.
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