City Without Stars by Tim Baker

City Without Stars by Tim Baker

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Summary

In Ciudad Real, Mexico, women are being raped, murdered and mutilated. The police have reported 300 deaths of young maquiladora girls from the factories, yet not found a single clue or suspect. Fuentes is a different kind of police officer. But why is Padre Marcio, Mexico's hallowed orphan rescuer, appearing in the investigation too?

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City Without Stars by Tim Baker

In Ciudad Real, Mexico, women are being raped, murdered and mutilated. The police have reported 300 deaths of young maquiladora girls from the factories, yet not found a single clue or suspect. Fuentes is a different kind of police officer. But why is Padre Marcio, Mexico's hallowed orphan rescuer, appearing in the investigation too?
Born in Sydney, Tim Baker lived in Rome and Madrid before moving to Paris, where he wrote about jazz. He has worked on film projects in India, China, Mexico, Brazil and Australia, and currently lives in the South of France with his wife, their son, and two rescue animals, a dog and a cat. His debut novel, Fever City, was published in 2016 and went on to be shortlisted for the CWA's John Creasey New Blood Dagger award and nominated for the Private Eye Writers of America's 2017 Shamus Award.
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ISBN 13 9780571338337
ISBN 10 057133833X
Title City Without Stars
Author Tim Baker
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 2018-01-18
Number of pages 432
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.