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A thought-provoking Colombian crime novel set in and around a beauty salon in Bogota ‘This delicate, merciless filleting of race and gender politics is highly recommended’ Guardian ‘A revelation. A rewarding read and an unexpected insight into a foreign society not often documented in...

Spring, 1935. Newlywed Kitty Underhay has been enlisted by her old nemesis Mrs. Craven to help organize the Miss Dartmouth Jubilee pageant at the Dolphin Hotel. Being bossed around by her arch enemy is not quite what Kitty had in mind for the start of her married life, but she’s excited to launch the glamorous show. Sparkling smiles are quickly replaced by audible gasps, however, when one of the girls goes missing during the interval....

Unha casa, unha nena morta e só seis sospeitosos. Xiana Alén, unha nena de quince anos aparece morta na súa casa nunha luxosa urbanización das aforas de Santiago de Compostela. Os seus pais, a súa tía, unha parella de veciños e a súa tía avoa son as únicas persoas que puideron matala. Con esa hipótese de partida, Ana Barroso e Santi Abad, policías da comisaría de Santiago mergúllanse de cheo na vida da familia Alén Somoza para descubrir que pasou esa noite.