El laberinto de las aceitunas

Synopsis of El laberinto de las aceitunas

«El laberinto de las aceitunas» is the humorous mystery novel by Eduardo Mendoza, published by Seix Barral in paperback (318 pages, in Spanish).

A detective confined to an asylum, a parodic character by Eduardo Mendoza, is dragged into a farcical investigation: a gang of crooks tries to recover a briefcase full of money lost in bizarre circumstances. The police caper becomes a social and genre caricature, from humor to surreal absurdity.

Second installment of the series «El innombrado detective o El paciente del Doctor Sugrañes», sequel to «El misterio de la cripta embrujada».

For readers of humorous crime fiction and Spanish literature, especially those who enjoy social satire and absurd plots.