Author: Santiago Roncagliolo
- Fiction
- Alfaguara
- ISBN: 9789707704626
- Release Date: 01-01-1970
-Reviewed by: America Reads Spanish

This novel revisits a classic detective novel plot in which the investigator, not satisfied with the police version of the case, decides to inquire beyond official police procedures, and stirs the stagnant waters until he finds the real truth. In this case, he is a district attorney posted to a small Peruvian town, and the price he will pay will be to come face to face with horror itself. With a formidable style, the author recreates popular speech in fast-moving dialogues, while delving into the human character and the circumstances of the country.