Andrew Taylor

Forget Poirot, Holmes or Marlowe: there is nothing urgent or even logical about Chilean detective work

In a review of The Neruda Case by Roberto Ampuero, Cayetano Brulé takes his time digging deep into his client’s past

issue 22 November 2014
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  • The Neruda Case

    Roberto Ampuero, translated by Carolina de Robertis

    Souvenir, pp. 340

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