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The novel El ruido de las cosas al caer (or, The noise of falling things) is set in Bogotá and covers a period in Colombian history ruled by the overwhelming presence of Pablo Escobar, the fearsome drug king who became one of the world's richest men during a lifetime of criminal activity.

Otro apasionante caso del detective Roger Sheringham. Miembro, junto a Dorothy L. Sayers o Agatha Christie, del selecto club de escritores de misterio de los años treinta, Anthony Berkeley aportó al género hondura y refinamiento psicológicos y creó un detective atípico e inolvidable: Roger Sheringham, novelista de éxito y detective amateur a sus horas. En esta ocasión, Sheringham se ve envuelto en un estremecedor y complejo caso que une el suicidio de la hija de una corista, la desaparición de la hija de un párroco de pueblo y la muerte de tres chicas que aparecen ahorcadas con...

Lord Copper is proud of his ability to discover talented reporters. However, due to a confusion of surnames he sends the most improbable journalist possible to 'cover' a civil war in an African Republic. Evelyn Waugh launches a ferocious satire about the world of journalism, special envoys, and information.

These works of fiction are a sample of perhaps the most original Latin American writing today. Mauricio Molinas exceptional use of language and agile prose captivate readers attention from the very first line and hold it throughout the constant shifts in the time periods and everyday situations that become extraordinary events when least expected. Every page takes the reader toward discovering the aptly-defined secret rules that apply to the vertigo of life