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Off Side
Off Side | Manuel Vazquez Montalban
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Barcelona�s new soccer star is receiving death threats and Pepe Carvalho, gourmet gumshoe and former political prisoner under Franco, is hired to find out who�s behind it. Pepe Carvalho is set to retire. Content to live out the rest (…more)
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Marco66
Off Side | Manuel Vazquez Montalban
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Mehso-so

The center forward of the Barcelona football club gets strange philosophical death threats. The private detective Pepe Carvalho is called to clear who is behind these messages. Set at the end of the 80's, when real estate speculation was thriving due to the big works trigerred by the 1992 Olympics, it becomes clear that something is wrong as well with what happens to another small football club in the city and its own centre forward.

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Abailliekaras
Off Side | Manuel Vazquez Montalban
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Loved this literary crime novel. Pepe Carvalho is a PI with colourful friends & contacts, authenticity & a love of good food. Great sense of place as he sees Barcelona changing but still has a grudging affection for the city. Poetic murder cites the gods & heroes of football, overtaking past war heroes. Cynical business interests are at play & Carvalho questions his relevance in new Barcelona. Not pacy but a great read. #readaroundtheworld #Spain

JenP I'm far behind this month but hoping to read my book this weekend. This sounds good! 8y
CoffeeAndABook Great review! Thx 👌 8y
Louise Added to my Reading Around The World stack! 8y
rockpools You're storming through these Spanish books this month! Hope you're having a great holiday. 8y
Abailliekaras Thanks @CoffeeAndABook ! @Louise I hope you like it! I think it's more literary than crime, will be interested to hear your thoughts. @RachelO I have a huge stack to get through! But it's a great way to get to know the country while I'm here. 😊 8y
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Abailliekaras
Off Side | Manuel Vazquez Montalban
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Off Side poolside. Really enjoying this so far - great Barcelona setting and characters. #currentread ☀️💦⚽️

BarbaraBB Great picture. Making me jealous! 8y
Cinfhen Gorgeous photo 😍 8y
emilyhaldi Soooo jealous 🙌🏻 8y
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