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Released from an asylum to help with a police enquiry, the quick-witted and foul-smelling narrator delves deep into the underworld of 1970s Barcelona to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a teenage girl from a convent school. Aided only by his ageing prostitute sister and the voluptuous nymphomaniac, Mercedes, the narrator's investigations take him deeper into a mystery involving murdered sailors, suicidal daughters, a web of organised crime and a secret, underground crypt. It is a hilarious detective romp through seedy underworld Barcelona.

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'Wonderfully inventive and hilarious.' The Times'Eduardo Mendoza is one of contemporary Spain's most important writers.' New York Times For sheer descriptive writing he is unrivalled.' Andre Clavel

The Mystery of the Enchanted Crypt

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    A Paperback / softback by Eduardo Mendoza, Nick Caistor

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      Publisher: Saqi Books
      Publication Date: 21/10/2008
      ISBN13: 9781846590511, 978-1846590511
      ISBN10: 1846590515

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      Book Synopsis
      Released from an asylum to help with a police enquiry, the quick-witted and foul-smelling narrator delves deep into the underworld of 1970s Barcelona to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a teenage girl from a convent school. Aided only by his ageing prostitute sister and the voluptuous nymphomaniac, Mercedes, the narrator's investigations take him deeper into a mystery involving murdered sailors, suicidal daughters, a web of organised crime and a secret, underground crypt. It is a hilarious detective romp through seedy underworld Barcelona.

      Trade Review
      'Wonderfully inventive and hilarious.' The Times'Eduardo Mendoza is one of contemporary Spain's most important writers.' New York Times For sheer descriptive writing he is unrivalled.' Andre Clavel

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