Review
"'Classic noir intrigue with a sly literary twist or two... a pleasurably treacherous mystery.' Independent 'Prado conjures up a delicious and wonderfully satisfying dark tale that traverses the gamut of deadly sins. This excellent thriller combines the best elements of old-fashioned noir with a meaty, modern narrative.' Herald 'A smart thriller. Prado offers up the genre pleasures - the twists, a seductive, noir atmosphere - but he also scores with the psychological games. What's going on, who's the murderer, and who's running the show? Only at the close do we know.' GQ"
Review
"'A page-turner, with rewarding imagery and ideas, a satisfying ending with a triple twist, and a pleasure to read' DBC Pierre"
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Product Description
The award-winning author of Not Only Fire serves up a tale of sexual obsession in the tradition of Double Indemnity. An unassuming insurance clerk becomes enthralled by a glamorous young woman who entices him to kill her abusive husband. But no sooner has the murder occurred than the woman disappears . . .
About the Author
Benjamín Prado was born in Madrid in 1961. He has published several volumes of poetry and a series of novels, including Raro (1995), Dónde crees que vas y quién te crees que eres (1996), Nunca le des la mano a un pistolero zurdo / Never Shake Hands with a Left-Handed Gunman (1996), and Alguien se acerca (1998). No sólo el fuego / Not Only Fire was first published in Spain in 1999, and won the prestigious Premio Andalucía de Novela. It was published in English by Faber and Faber in 2002.
