The Killer's Tears mysteries & thrillers robust in argument and disdainful

robust in argument and disdainful of economy… She writes bold and fearless comedy and delights in slaughtering the sacred cows of the stupid times we live in

moving through forms and modes to find a closer kind of truth

the traditional season of self-denial

full of spot-on period detail

caring parents

The Killer's Tears mysteries & thrillers robust in argument and disdainfulOn the afternoon when Angel Allegria arrives at the Poloverdos farmhouse, he kills the farmer and his wife. But he spares their child, Paoloa young boy who will claim this as the day on which he was born. Together the killer and the boy begin a new life on this remote and rugged stretch of land in Chile. Then Luis Secunda, a well to do and educated fellow from the city descends upon them. Paolo is caught in the paternal rivalry between the two men.