by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán · Planeta · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788408173076
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In 'The Center Forward Was Murdered at Dusk', Manuel Vázquez Montalbán immerses us in an intriguing football case starring detective Carvalho. The plot unfolds when the richest football club in the world receives a death threat aimed at their newly signed forward, Jack Mortimer. The directors, fearing the worst, hire Carvalho to investigate the matter, who infiltrates the sports world posing as a psychologist. As the investigation progresses, the clues point to a dark plot of real estate speculation involving the president of a regional division club and his star striker, a former glory in decline.
With his characteristic style, Vázquez Montalbán weaves a story full of suspense, social criticism and memorable characters, where football becomes the scene of a crime that reveals the miseries and ambitions of the modern world. An essential novel for lovers of the noir genre and football.
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán was a prolific Spanish writer from Barcelona: journalist, novelist, poet, essayist, anthologue, prologist, humorist, critic and political prisoner as well as a gastronome and an FC Barcelona supporter.
