by Rosa Ribas, Sabine Hofmann · Siruela · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788415803065
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«Don de lenguas» is the crime novel by Rosa Ribas and Sabine Hofmann, published by Siruela in paperback (408 pages, in Spanish).
Barcelona, 1952. Young reporter Ana Martí covers the murder of Mariona Sobrerroca, a bourgeois widow, in a city preparing for the Eucharistic Congress. Letters found among the victim's papers lead her to seek help from her cousin Beatriz Noguer, an expert philologist, and the two delve into a web of corruption and secrets of Barcelona's high society.
First installment of the Martí series, featuring Ana Martí and Beatriz Noguer, published in the Nuevos Tiempos collection (no. 250) by Siruela. Nominated for the Hammett Prize in 2014.
Work for readers of classic crime fiction with historical setting in 1950s Barcelona and female characters.
