The Man of my Life

Resumen del libro

After a visit to Argentina, Spain's most famous detective Pepe Carvalho is back in his beloved Barcelona and is swiftly embroiled in a murderous scandal amid the murky politics of 21st century Catalonia. When the son of a rich financier is murdered, Carvalho is called upon to investigate his mysterious death. In his quest for the killer, Carvalho has to infiltrate the world of Satanism and religious sects.
The bon vivant detective also faces problems in his personal life, torn as he is between two women his on-off partner Charo, and her eternal hesitations, and the enigmatic Yes, a lover from his youth. The professional and personal merge and a devastating betrayal leaves Carvalho fighting for his life.
As ever, Montalbán astutely reflects on the current political situation in Europe with the added bonus of delicious Catalan recipes. This is Montalbán at the top of his game.


Reviews
Pepe Carvalho is a phlegmatic investigator. His greatest concern is with his stomach, but when not pursuing delicacies, he can unravel the most tangles of mysteries' Sunday Times

Montalbán writes with authority and compassion - a Le Carré-like sorrow' Publishers' weekly

Montalb n is a writer who is caustic about the powerful and tender towards the oppressed' TLS

The most metaphysical gunshoe on the streets... the plot is as concerned with exploring capitalism malignancy as it is with corpses and femmes fatales' The Times

Does for Barcelona what Chandler did for Los Angeles - exposes the criminal power relationships beneath the facade of democracy' Guardian

Biografía del autor

Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (1939-2003), autor multidisciplinar, cultivó la narrativa, la poesía, el ensayo, la crítica y el periodismo, aunque alcanzó el éxito nacional e internacional con la serie de novelas protagonizadas por el detective Pepe Carvalho. Considerado como uno de los maestros del género policiaco en lengua castellana y como uno de los más influyentes intelectuales españoles del siglo XX, ganó, entre otros, el Premio Nacional de Narrativa, el Premio de la Crítica y el Premio Nacional de las Letras.