A vida que nos mata

Synopsis of A vida que nos mata

«A vida que nos mata» is the suspense novel by Xabier López López, published by Editorial Galaxia in paperback (264 pages, in Galician).

At the Mondariz spa, the double murder committed during a high-society wedding puts journalist Sebastián Faraldo on the trail of a tangle of hidden interests and passions. The investigation spans the underworld of Madrid and its literary bohemia, the steel industry of Bilbao, and the atmosphere of Pontevedra and Vigo under the Second Republic.

Winner of the García Barros Prize 2003 and the Critics' Prize for Galician Narrative; belongs to the Literaria collection (number 196).

Recommended for suspense readers with an interest in contemporary Galician narrative and in Spain during the Second Republic.