Urgent Matters (Pushkin Vertigo) - Softcover

Rodríguez, Paula

Softcover

ISBN 10: 178227815X ISBN 13: 9781782278153

Publisher: Pushkin Vertigo, 2023

Synopsis

'Part thriller, part telenovela, a well-wrought tango noir' The Times

'Vivid and unforgiving' Guardian

'A breathless procedural'

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A devastating train crash in the suburbs of Buenos Aires leaves forty-three people dead, but not Hugo Lamadrid, a criminal wanted for murder. He seizes his change to disappear, abandoning his possessions - and, he hopes, his identity - among bodies mangled beyond all recognition.

As the police descend of the scene, only grizzled Detective Domínguez sees a link between the crash and his murder case. Soon, he's on Hugo's tail. But he hasn't banked on everything from the media to Hugo's mother-in-law getting in his way.

This crackling, pacy noir shines a light on urgent social issues - if you loved The Khan by Saima Mir or Lightseekers by Femi Kayode then you'll love Urgent Matters!

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READERS LOVE URGENT MATTERS!

'If this novel by Paula Rodriguez is anything to go by Argentinian noir may be the next big thing'
'It is a perfect slice of Argentine Noir with a current of dark humour running through it and I would highly recommend picking this up if you are looking for a sharp, energetic and compelling read'
'The stand out element of the story was the fabulous character development. All the key players feel like they are pushing their way out of the book into my world'

FURTHER PRAISE FOR URGENT MATTERS

'Written in the taut, clean style of the classic pulp noir' Irish Times
'Evokes the teeming metropolis of Buenos Aires in a vibrant fashion' Crime Time
'Frenetic pace and a hypnotic, disturbing plot... An essential read' Agustina Bazterrica, author of Tender is the Flesh

About this title

About the Authors

Paula Rodríguez is a journalist, editor, writer, comedian, ghostwriter and feminist activist. She has worked for twenty-five years in magazine print journalism. Urgent Matters is her first novel. Paula lives in Buenos Aires.

Sarah Moses is a writer and translator of French and Spanish. She co-translated Die, My Love by Ariana Harwicz, which was longlisted for the International Booker Prize, among other awards. Her translation of Agustina Bazterrica's Tender is the Flesh was published by Pushkin Press in 2020.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pushkin Vertigo
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 178227815X
• ISBN 13: 9781782278153
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240