Marcos Villatoro
Auteur de Minos: A Romilia Chacon Novel (Romilia Chacon Mysteries)
A propos de l'auteur
Séries
Œuvres de Marcos Villatoro
Walking to La Milpa: Living in Guatemala with Armies, Demons, Abrazos, and Death (1996) 8 exemplaires
On Tuesday, When the Homeless Disappeared (Camino Del Sol: a Latina and Latino Literary Series) (2004) 5 exemplaires
Notorious 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1952-02-20
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- San Francisco, California, USA
Rogersville, Tennessee, USA
Davenport, Iowa, USA
Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua
Guatemala
Los Angeles, California, USA - Études
- St. Ambrose University
University of Iowa (MA/English Literature)
Iowa Writers' Workshop (MFA) - Professions
- professor
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
Vous aimerez peut-être aussi
Auteurs associés
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 14
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 135
- Popularité
- #150,831
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 25
- Langues
- 2
- Favoris
- 1
This is a hard-boiled crime novel with an interesting female lead. It’s number four in the Romilia Chacon series, but I have not read any of the other books. There is a lot of back story referenced in this book, so I didn’t feel lost. I also don’t feel any desire to go read the rest of the books.
Romilia clearly has significant issues and it seems that she is not doing a very good job of dealing with her previous traumas. I find it hard to believe that she could effectively function (and so successfully) given her heavy drinking and
The book includes a sample chapter from Book # 5 in the series, and I can see immediately that the story continues with some of the same characters, and one “surprise” that I had already figured out.
In summary – it’s a gripping mystery, with many twists and turns, a violent sicko serial killer, and a psychologically damaged yet still strong female lead detective. There’s plenty of action to keep the reader turning pages, but I’m left somewhat dissatisfied.… (plus d'informations)