by Eduardo Mendoza · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432208157
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«El misterio de la cripta embrujada» is the mystery and humor novel by Eduardo Mendoza, published by Seix Barral in paperback (192 pages, in Spanish).
The disappearance of several girls from a religious school in San Gervasio is the starting point of this investigation. A mental asylum inmate, forced to act as a detective, moves among deceptions and secrets of the well-to-do. The narrative combines parody of the detective genre with humor and social satire.
First installment in the series of the unnamed detective, also known as Dr Sugrañes's patient.
Recommended for readers of mystery novels, humor and contemporary Spanish fiction.
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.
