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Betty Boo
Betty Boo | Claudia Piñeiro
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“Not for nothing is Claudia Piñeiro Argentina’s most popular crime writer. Betty Boo is original, witty and hugely entertaining; it mixes murder with love, political power and journalism." Times-London "Those willing to take the time to enjoy the style and the unusual denouement will find themselves wondering why more crime authors don’t take the kinds of risks Piñeiro does." Booklist The fourth novel from Claudia Piñeiro, South America's best-selling crime novelist. When a renowned Buenos Aires industrialist is found dead at his home in an exclusive gated community called La Maravillosa, the novelist Nurit Iscar (once nicknamed Betty Boo owing to a resemblance to the cartoon character Betty Boop) is contracted by a former lover, the editor of a national newspaper, to cover the story. Nurit teams up with the paper's veteran, but now demoted, crime reporter. Soon they realize that they are falling in love, which complicates matters deliciously. The murder is no random crime but one in a series that goes to the heart of the establishment. Five members of the Argentine industrial and political elite, who all went to the same boarding-school, have died in apparently innocent circumstances. The Maravillosa murder is just the last in the series and those in power in Argentina are not about to allow all this brought to light. Too much is at stake.
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Suet624
Betty Boo | Claudia Piñeiro
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The characters in this mystery is what makes this book so good. The mystery, the deaths of a husband & wife 3 years apart from each other, is fine but it‘s the cub reporter, a crime reporter, & a novelist and their work together to find the killer that I grew to care about. Pineiro‘s humor is not as prevalent in this one but you can feel it underneath. And the ending, one that seems much more realistic than many other thrillers, is satisfying.

sarahbarnes Great review! Another one to add to the stack! 1mo
BarbaraBB Echoing @sarahbarnes. Another Piñeiro that sounds great! 1mo
Suet624 @sarahbarnes @BarbaraBB this author I would never have heard of if not for Litsy and I‘ve enjoyed every one of her books. 1mo
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BarbaraBB Same goes for me! 1mo
sarahbarnes Ditto! 1mo
kspenmoll Stacked! 1mo
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Suet624
Betty Boo | Claudia Piñeiro
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This novel tends to have no paragraphs and never uses quotation marks. Multiple conversations can take place in a paragraph and you need to decipher who is speaking. It‘s a tiny bit like Sally Rooney‘s recent novel. When I read a book like this, I need the assistance of a bookmark to keep my place on the lines as I read down the page. It makes the experience of reading more enjoyable and less daunting.

dabbe 🖤🧡🖤 your bookmark! 1mo
Suet624 @dabbe LOL. My library hands these bookmarks out like candy. I just keep grabbing them. 1mo
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Nebklvr
Betty Boo | Claudia Piñeiro
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A mystery, yes, but also more of a character study. We meet Nurit, her friends, her old lover, a has-been crime writer, and the clueless newbie who is never named other than for his occupation. We view all of their complexities from a cool distance. It is possible to see the trajectory of their investigation and lives but like fate, we just await the happening. Our involvement in the story would not change destiny.

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Brie
Betty Boo | Claudia Piñeiro
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This was a bit of a slow burn mystery/crime novel of revenge, topped off with an unsettling ending. A maid finds a wealthy man with his throat slit, and a journalist, mystery novelist, among others attempt to investigate the murder and uncover a pattern of similar suspicious deaths.

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andrew61
Betty Boo | Claudia Piñeiro
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This was a really enjoyable crime story set in Buenos Aires as a the eponymous heroine a former crime novelist, a fading crime journailst and his niave successor combine to solve the murder of a suspected killer in a gated community. Great characters and interactions, humour and good plot with a menancing ending. I really liked the book and my informal #litsyatoz of diverse female writers is going well with bk 2. Happy friday reading everyone

Cathythoughts Sounds great ðŸ‘🻠6y
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Lacythebookworm
Betty Boo | Claudia Piñeiro
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Congratulations to @readinginthedark on her Litsy milestone! 🎉🎉🎉 These are a couple of books from my TBR that I‘d love to own! #TBRforthewin

readinginthedark Thank you! 7y
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ScorpioBookDreams
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ScorpioBookDreams
Betty Boo | Claudia Piñeiro
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Finishing up this brilliant book whilst travelling to London.

DeborahSmall I‘ve ordered it 😘 have a great trip xx 7y
ScorpioBookDreams @DeborahSmall I really enjoyed it and it was something different xx 7y
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ScorpioBookDreams
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Does a personal library count as a joint asset? This is something we can understand 😂

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ScorpioBookDreams
Betty Boo | Claudia Piñeiro
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Starting this today for my unfinished Read Harder Challenge.

batsy I've heard good things about this author! 7y
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SarahSaysRead
Betty Boo | Claudia Pin~Eiro
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A man is murdered, and the public wants to know why. Enter Nurit Iscar, AKA Betty Boo - a crime novelist who agrees to get closer to the crime scene in order to write about it for the newspaper. The writing here is sharp and clear (once you get used to streams of dialogue with no quotation marks). Mystery isn't a top genre for me but this was interesting. 🕶🗡🌫

#readharder #mystery #crime #Argentina #whodunnit

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Lisaw13
Betty Boo | Claudia Pin~Eiro
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A good murder mystery book. The writing was a bit strange since the conversations were written in paragraph form, but once I got used to that, it was enjoyable.

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Lea
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Another popular book I found meh. The translation wasn't very good, in my opinion. The conversation structure took concentration to figure out who was talking with no quotations, written in paragraphs. The murder mystery could have been really interesting and at times sucked me in, but it was so slow going. Nothing even happened for the first 100 pages. I wish I could read it in its original form. #readharder #readwomen #diversereads #diversebooks

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AWahle
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This took a little while because all conversation is within the narrative paragraphs instead of split out with quotation marks, making it a little difficult to follow sometimes. The characters were very well developed and this was an interesting story. I've already picked up another book by the author. So happy to discover this as my #SouthAmericanAuthor for #ReadHarder2017 and #TranslatedFromAnotherLanguage #LitsyRC15 #LitsyChallenge2017

AWahle I noticed a typo in the picture when I posted before and I had to fix it... That's what I get for posting past bedtime. 8y
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DGRachel
Betty Boo | Claudia Pin~Eiro
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On my TBR this month...#latinxauthors #feistyfeb

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AWahle
Betty Boo | Claudia Pin~Eiro
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No work today because of the snow meant time to read. Even if Chloe did still my spot. #CatsofLitsy #ReadHarder2017 Challenge #SouthAmericanAuthor

Mimi28 Cute kitty!! 8y
azulaco Where are you that you got a snow day? 8y
AWahle @azulaco Seattle/Tacoma. We are wimps about snow, but some areas got over a foot. It's mostly slush now so back to work tomorrow. 8y
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azulaco @AWahle Oh yes, my father-in-law lives in the Portland area, and I remember they were expecting a storm front to come through. On top of the crazy snow they had a few weeks ago 😳 8y
Tigerbook That looks exactly like my cat! Twinsies! 🱠8y
DebinHawaii Sweet kitty! ðŸ±â¤ï¸ 8y
AWahle @mimi28 @Tigerbook @DebinHawaii We are spoiled with the sweetest cats anyone could ask for - Barda and Chloe. Chloe is "my" cat though and spends a lot of time on my lap. ? (edited) 8y
CouronneDhiver Adorable! 8y
CherylDeFranceschi â¤ï¸ðŸ˜» 8y
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Tracydi
Betty Boo | Claudia Pin~Eiro
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This was a really strange read to me. I really liked the story, but the writing style was like nothing I've ever seen. Long, long paragraphs full of dialogue but without quotation marks so that I had to really concentrate to understand who was saying what. I'm rating this book a "pick" because of the story.

AWahle It was hard to get used to that style for me too. Loving the story though! 8y
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AWahle
Betty Boo | Claudia Pin~Eiro
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Library visit plus Amazon order plus #BOTM shipment equals a nice #bookhaul.

LeahBergen ðŸ‘ðŸ»ðŸ‘ðŸ»ðŸ‘🻠8y
BookishMarginalia ðŸ‘ðŸ¼ðŸ‘ðŸ¼ðŸ‘🼠8y
Lacythebookworm Paper Girls😠8y
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Notafraidofwords
Betty Boo | Claudia Pin~Eiro
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I was feeling a little crappy this week, so I went to the library after work & saw this book...I knew I had to get it. It's not every day that a girl in the book cover looks like me. AND then I got an email from @BookishMarginalia and told me that someone offered to be my secret Santa since my Santa never responded. I couldn't believe it. My heart is filled with gratitude! I don't know who the person is, but thank you thank you thank you.

Joybishoptx I'm glad things are looking up! 💕💕💕 8y
Theresa It's stories like this that redeem my faith in humanity! ðŸ˜ðŸŽðŸŽ„ 8y
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Notafraidofwords @Theresa I know. Litsy is amazing. @BookishMarginalia outdid herself! 8y
LeahBergen Oh!! That's amazing! 😩 8y
Jenshootsweddings Oh that's so amazing!! â¤â¤ 8y
Cinfhen Yay! What a wonderful community this is ðŸ˜ðŸ™ŒðŸ»â¤ï¸ 8y
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Toria
Betty Boo | Claudia Pin~Eiro
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Here are two books from my tbr pile set in South America. #booktober #SouthAmericanLit