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Death Going Down
Death Going Down | María Angélica Bosco
10 posts | 12 read | 37 to read
In the early hours of the morning, a woman is found in the elevator of a plush apartment block on Santa Fe Road, Buenos Aires. She's young, gorgeous and dead. With this opening image starts one of the greatest crime novels ever written in Argentina. A woman has been murdered and it is immediately apparent that all the suspects have secrets to hide. Death Going Down containes all the ingredients of a classic detective novel, and is set during the aftermath of World War II, when many immigrants were making their way to Argentina, some of them with dark pasts in Europe to hide...
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Nebklvr
Death Going Down | María Angélica Bosco
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Mehso-so

This is a wham bam mystery. Under 200 pages, it doesn‘t have much in the way of atmosphere, context, or fleshed out characters. That said, it was rather a fun, quick mystery.

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catiewithac
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Mehso-so

Again, I think the translation weakened the original novel. Not quite Agatha Christie level, but an interesting glimpse of Argentina in the 1950s. There are several German characters escaping their past...

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andreadmw
Death Going Down | María Angélica Bosco
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Actually finished this book already but my new one isn‘t showing up in here (Find the Star: Stars of the New gods). Now I‘m out having a delicious cider and some lunch with my reading. #24in48

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andreadmw
Death Going Down | María Angélica Bosco
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Book set in Argentina ✅
Dulce de Leche croissant ✅
Pot of loose tea ✅
#24in48

rmaclean4 Heaven 6y
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Susanita
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For such a short book, I found the story a little convoluted, but I liked the setting and writing. To call her the Argentine Agatha Christie is an apt description. There‘s even a culminating scene where the suspects are gathered as the murderer is revealed. This would be a good choice for the #ReadHarder challenge genre fiction in translation task.

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Susanita
Death Going Down | María Angélica Bosco
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Thank you @ness for the lovely #sockswap package! I‘m going to read this one next! Kili approves as well. 🧦😺📚

ness Yay! I‘m so glad you like it. â¤ï¸â¤ï¸â¤ï¸ 6y
JPeterson 😊😊😊 6y
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amckiereads
Death Going Down | María Angélica Bosco
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Mehso-so

A decent story, but editing issues and text layout made it hard to tell who was speaking during conversations. Also annoying gender stereotypes and comments - the novel is older, but they still grated.

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bookwrm526
Death Going Down | María Angélica Bosco
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An interesting, Agatha Christie-style mystery from an Argentinian author. Shirt and enjoyable, would be a good palate cleanser (image from the internet). Counting this one for the set in/author from South America category. #ReadHarder @bookriot

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Liberty
Death Going Down | María Angélica Bosco
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The "Argentinian Agatha Christie"? I'M IN. ???☠ï¸

LauraBrook Sold! 8y
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Matilda
Death Going Down | María Angélica Bosco
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I've heard Bosco referred to as the Argentinian Agatha Christie in case you were wondering how quickly I grabbed this egalley.

Cinfhen Sounds good! 8y
Matilda @Cinfhen it was! 8y
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