Lo mejor que le puede pasar a un cruasán

Synopsis of Lo mejor que le puede pasar a un cruasán

«Lo mejor que le puede pasar a un cruasán» is the mystery and humor novel by Pablo Tusset, published by Punto de Lectura in paperback (471 pages).

Pablo Baloo Miralles, a thirtysomething who calls himself a philosopher on the Net, investigates the disappearance of his brother, president of Miralles & Miralles. Amid binges, dubious websites and characters like an alcoholic sister-in-law or a patriarch with an explosive temper, the search leads to an invisible fortress in a transformed Barcelona.

It won the Tigre Juan Prize in 2001. The original edition appeared that same year; this one is from November 2003.

For readers of crime fiction with humor and contemporary Spanish narrative who appreciate a cynical narrator and grotesque characters.