Telegram Books: The Mystery of the Enchanted Crypt

Eduardo Mendoza

Released from an asylum to help with a police enquiry, the quick–witted and foul–smelling narrator delves deep into the underworld of 1970s Barcelona to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a teenage girl from a convent school.

Helped only by his ageing prostitute sister and the voluptuous nymphomaniac, Mercedes, the narrator's investigations take him deeper into a mystery involving murdered sailors, suicidal daughters, a web of organised crime and a secret, underground crypt.

Translated by Nicholas Caistor

Posted by Nancy on September 11, 2008 03:55 PM to Telegram Books