by Eduardo Mendoza · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432230004
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«El laberinto de las aceitunas» is the humor and mystery novel by Eduardo Mendoza, published by Seix Barral in paperback (254 pages, in Spanish).
The unnamed detective, confined in an asylum, is brought out of his seclusion by Inspector Flores to investigate the disappearance of a briefcase full of money. The case plunges him into a chain of absurd situations and grotesque characters, as Mendoza turns the police intrigue into a parody of the noir genre and a caricature of society.
It is part of the series «El innombrado detective o El paciente del Doctor Sugrañes», of which it is the second installment.
Aimed at readers who already know the detective from «El misterio de la cripta embrujada» and want to follow his madcap investigations.
Eduardo Mendoza Garriga is a Spanish novelist, playwright, and essayist. His first novel, La Verdad sobre el Caso Savolta, published in 1975, reflected the social changes as Spain transitioned to democracy, and was very successful. His 1986 novel, La Ciudad de los Prodigios, is widely acclaimed, and he is also known for his "mad detective" parody novels, in particular El Laberinto de las Aceitunas.
