Snow is Silent
Published on 4. May 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-571-22340-4 (ISBN)
Description
The award-winning author of Not Only Fire serves up a tale of sexual obsession in the tradition of Double Indemnity. An unassuming insurance clerk becomes enthralled by a glamorous young woman who entices him to kill her abusive husband. But no sooner has the murder occurred than the woman disappears . . .
Reviews / Votes
"'Classic noir intrigue with a sly literary twist or two... a pleasurably treacherous mystery.' Independent 'Prado conjures up a delicious and wonderfully satisfying dark tale that traverses the gamut of deadly sins. This excellent thriller combines the best elements of old-fashioned noir with a meaty, modern narrative.' Herald 'A smart thriller. Prado offers up the genre pleasures - the twists, a seductive, noir atmosphere - but he also scores with the psychological games. What's going on, who's the murderer, and who's running the show? Only at the close do we know.' GQ"More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
150 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-571-22340-4 (9780571223404)
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Persons
Benjamin Prado was born in Madrid in 1961. He has published several volumes of poetry and a series of novels, including Raro (1995), Donde crees que vas y quien te crees que eres (1996), Nunca le des la mano a un pistolero zurdo / Never Shake Hands with a Left-Handed Gunman (1996), and Alguien se acerca (1998). No solo el fuego / Not Only Fire was first published in Spain in 1999, and won the prestigious Premio Andalucia de Novela. It was published in English by Faber and Faber in 2002.