Noir novel, starring two women Gift of tongues book. A series by the writer Ana Martí, which you will learn more about here in this article that we will describe to you.
The book DON DE LENGUAS (ANA MARTÍ SERIES)
Gift of Languages Book!
gift of tongues is a police novel written in the Barcelona of 1952, where a young and brave aspiring journalist has to face a dangerous plot rooted in the darkest secrets of high society.
Barcelona, 1952 when there are only a few weeks left for the Eucharistic Congress and the official slogan is to give a pristine image of the city, since the international legitimacy of the Regime is at stake.
Ana Martí, a chronicler with little experience from La Vanguardia society, will have to cover the murder of Mariona Sobrerroca, a well-known widow of the bourgeoisie, her opportunity to write about serious topics.
This case was assigned to inspector Isidro Castro belonging to the Criminal Investigation Brigade, who is a police officer with a painful past, who will have to reluctantly accept that Ana covers the investigation.
But the young journalist will quickly have new clues apart from the official version of events and turns to the help of her cousin Beatriz Noguer, an eminent philologist.
At first it was just an innocent query about some mysterious letters found among the deceased's papers, then it will become the beginning of a series of revelations in which very influential people in Barcelona society are involved.
In the midst of a hostile environment populated by corrupt officials and politicians, nosy gatekeepers, violent policemen, prostitutes and good-hearted thieves, Ana's intelligence and courage, along with Beatriz's linguistic and literary knowledge, will be her only weapons to solve the problem. case.
Summary
The summary begins with a look at certain medical books. The main character begins to quickly visualize the pages of these books, opening and closing drawers.
The skulls
They are described as smiling, impressive before the human gaze, but it is necessary to observe the scene with great courage. Our main character proceeds to pick it up and in a mix between nervousness and anxiety, without realizing it, returns the smile to the skull.
Then,
The plastic eye hit the heel of the only shoe he was wearing.
the dead woman. That dry, hollow sound triggered the ultimate panic.
Abel Mendoza left the room and disappeared through
the same door that he had opened with a wire a few
minutes ago.
–They have murdered Mariona Sobrerroca.
Goyanes sounded impartial, expert, as always. Joaquin
Grau changed hands with the heavy black receiver of the telephone
to be able to rub his right temple.
The headache
In this part, we can read about the headache that afflicts those who receive the terrible news about the death of the person found at the scene. This happens through a phone call.
In the conversation it is made clear that the body was found by the housemaid, when she arrived at the house in the morning after some free time with her relatives, just last weekend. The state of the house is also pointed out, since it was so messy that everything pointed to a robbery.
The news further accentuated Grau's headache, who made the decision to bring the glass of water that his secretary had given him and mix it with the contents of an envelope with a sedative drug.
In addition, the correct decision to choose Castro for the investigation is reaffirmed, since he was one of the best inspectors in the Brigade and, therefore, possibly the most qualified to solve what happened. Without forgetting that he was totally loyal to Grau.
by Goyanes
He was not positive, because at this moment the commissioner of the Criminal Investigation Brigade had once again shown him the necessary degree of obedience, for some time Grau had not been sure that he could trust Goyanes
and of his closest men, such as Inspector Burguillos.
His position in the prosecutor's office was not wavering at the moment. From
moment.
But he was sensible that his opponents were many, more and more.
Goyanes obeyed, but he had noticed that he was even more distant than usual. OR
were they your imagination? He had to be attentive, on guard,
as usual. The lion that gives the first claw is usually the
winner.
And now the murder of the Overstone
Mariona Sobrerroca a well-known figure among social events, is now dead. Her house, known as the mansion on Tibidabo, lies completely empty as a result of such a terrible event, and her husband has also died, only he has died before her.
For the inspectors, the most important thing was to keep a cool head, because even if they knew her due to coinciding in certain events, they could not let themselves be invaded by melancholy, in addition to the headache that has already been mentioned.
But this investigation would also bring about actions of care, since the Barcelona bourgeoisie would have to be thoroughly investigated, which could turn into a challenge. What was likely was that certain hidden aspects began to emerge, the dirty laundry that none of the members of this stratum is willing to tell.
Ana Marti
A journalist from Barcelona who works in the 50s as a freelance for different media, by chance. This novel was the first that she starred in, being written by Rosa Ribas and Sabine Hofmann, it seemed very original with a really exquisite plot.
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