Synopsis
As Inspector Paco Ruiz stands before a Nationalist firing squad he thinks his time is up. But just before the order to shoot he is reprieved by Major Gomez. Someone has shot the general''s dog and Gomez wants an experienced detective to solve the case.'
From the Author
The second Inspector Paco Ruiz mysteryThe book is set at the start of the Spanish Civil War, and features Paco Ruiz, who first appeared in 'A Murder of No Consequence'.
Paco, now a militiaman, thinks his last moment has come when he is captured by the enemy and marched before a firin squad, but just before he is about to be shot, he is saved by the machiavellian Major Gomez. He needs Paco's skill as a detective, the major explains, because a very important case has to be solved - the man who killed the general's dog must be brought to justice. At first, Paco refuses, even though Gomez threatens to kill him, but the major knows exactly what he needs to do to ensure that the detective has no choice but to co-operate.
Even from the start of the investigation, Paco is aware of the fact that as soon as he solves the case he will be executed, but despite that he becomes deeply intrigued by it. The more he learns, the more he realises that there is more to the case than the simple death of an animal, but even he has no idea that before the investigation is over, there will be two more brutal murders.
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