![]() ![]() Superintendent Lascano is a recently bereaved detective (see also Kimmo Joentaa), struggling to maintain his integrity in this morally bankrupt society. ![]() This is a hard-hitting crime novel, set against the backdrop of Junta-controlled Argentina in the late 1970s, where power lies primarily in the hands of the military, and ‘disappearances’ of young political activists – supposed ‘subversives’ – are common. Such extra-judicial detentions and executions are typically not questioned by the police (the very body that should be protecting the nation’s citizenry), as doing so is perceived as a pointless exercise that would have extremely negative consequences for the individual. Opening sentence: Some days the side of the bed is like the edge of an enormous abyss. ![]() Ernesto Mallo, Needle in a Haystack, translated from the Spanish by Jethro Soutar (London: Bitter Lemon Press 2010 ). This crime novel paints a searing portrait of 1970s Argentina under military rule 5 stars ![]()
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