Una magnifica novela negra p stuma de un autor que ya es un cl sico moderno de la literatura de nuestro pa s. Corre el a o 1952, en pleno franquismo, y en un cuartel cercano a Madrid aparece el cad ver de un esp a norteamericano acompa ado por un caballo y un perro, tambi n muertos. Ricardo Valor, comisario de la Brigada Criminal, se har cargo del caso y descubrir un complot relacionado con el tr fico de penicilina que involucrar a altos mandos militares y pol ticos. Con el ambiente militar y policial como tel n de fondo, Corazones de lobo refleja la pobreza de un pa s que todav a no se hab a recuperado de una guerra fratricida. A trav s de una prosa precisa y sobria que crea intriga y atrapa al lector hasta el final, Javier Reverte muestra el contraste entre la miseria de la poblaci n y la fortuna de los ganadores del conflicto b lico, que utilizaron el poder que cay en sus manos para enriquecerse a costa del sufrimiento de otros. ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONThe magnificent posthumous novel of an icon of modern Spanish literature. In 1952, at the height of the Franco regime, the body of an American spy is discovered at a barracks in Madrid alongside a dead horse and dog. Criminal investigator Ricardo Valor is assigned to the case and discovers a plot involving the illicit penicillin trade implicating high-ranking military and political figures. With official corruption as its backdrop, Wolf Hearts captures the tensions of an impoverished country struggling to recover from civil war. Revealing the stark contrasts between a struggling population and the wealthy few who used their postwar power to enrich themselves at a nation's expense, master storyteller Javier Reverte crafts a tale of intrigue that keeps readers hooked until the last page.
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