{"product_id":"a-shortcut-to-paradise-paperback","title":"A Shortcut to Paradise - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTeresa Solana\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Bush\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Teresa Solana: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolana's excellent novel, set in the streets and parlors of Barcelona, offers both probing social commentary and an excellent crime story.--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolana's sparkling novel pokes sharp fun at Catalan politics, society and pretensions. The brothers bumble and stumble to the truth and hopefully to further adventures.--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarina Dol , media figure and writer of bestsellers, is murdered in at the Ritz in Barcelona on the night she wins an important literary prize. The killer has battered her to death with the trophy she has just won. The detective twins Borja and Eduard are plunged into the murky waters of the bookish Barcelona scene and need all their wit and skills of improvisation to solve this case of truncated literary lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs in \u003ci\u003eA Not So Perfect Crime\u003c\/i\u003e, Teresa Solana combines humor and roman noir in a critical portrait of contemporary society, in this case with writers as the protagonists. The murder trail leads to the most unlikely places in hilarious scenes worthy of Tom Sharpe, whether in the sausage-making town of Vic, the packed cells of the notorious Modelo prison, or a literary party where guests get high on loaded canap s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTeresa Solana\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Barcelona. Born in 1962, she studied philosophy and worked as a literary translator and essayist. She has written several novels kept quietly in her drawer. \u003ci\u003eA Not So Perfect Crime\u003c\/i\u003e, her first published title, won the 2007 Brigada 21 Prize for the best Catalan mystery novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770039763232,"sku":"9781904738558","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/834236154ba1e24e4626bfd723b48248.webp?v=1780362984","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-shortcut-to-paradise-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}