The Aroma of Crime
Synopsis:
Inspector Vicente Parra at the Amara police station (San Sebastián) is assigned two apparently very different cases. The fashion designer Elena Castaño has been savagely beaten at her mansion and although the evidence points to a robbery, it soon becomes clear that this was a personal crime made to look like an assault.
The other case is the death from renal and hepatic failure of a young man called Cristian José, a porter at the university. The young man’s mother suspects that the death wasn’t due to natural causes as large amounts of cash were found at his house and recently he’d been living a lifestyle that didn’t fit with his salary. Vicente soon discovers that the suspects are all linked to the world of gastronomy, a suspicion confirmed by the findings of the autopsy of Cristian’s body.
Highlights
Highlights The Aroma of Crime
Dark passion in the kitchen.
Meet Chef Xabier Gutiérrez: the secret ingredient in gastronomic noir fiction.
Technical Data
| Technical data | Publishing date: 24/02/2015 ISBN: 978-84-233-4905-0 Pages: 400 Imprint: Ediciones Destino |
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| Reviews | A classic crime novel in the style of Agatha Christie but with the added ingredient of the culinary world of a unique city, San Sebastián, depicting its history and characters along with recipes the author skilfully inserts into the text. |
