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Trafficking in women and drugs always go together, says private investigator Lonia Guiu in this thriller of greed and exploitation. While flying to a six-month Australian vacation, Lonia endures the company of Cristina Segura, a wealthy and spoiled Majorcan demoiselle. Months later, Cristina reappears in Melbourne as a closely guarded prostitute and drug addict, then vanishes. Concern for the young woman eventually leads Lonia to engage the assistance (and affections) of charming investigator Henry Dhul. He produces information on the Melbourne-Majorca criminal network but, regarding Cristina, only a badly beaten corpse. Rashly penetrating the ring's Majorcan connections to find Cristina's murderers, Lonia nearly becomes its victim in a brutal finale. An awkward translation undercuts the high-action drama of the hunt. Moreover, it diminishes the appeal of Lonia, a feisty, impetuous and often vulgar narrator who is capable of some stunningly bad decisions, but who usually gives as good as she gets, even in rough company. Oliver is the author of Study in Lilac.

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

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Maria Antònia Oliver

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Maria Antònia Oliver Cabrer fou una destacada escriptora mallorquina en llengua catalana, resident a Barcelona des del 1969. Éra principalment coneguda per la producció novel·lística i de narrativa breu, però també conreà la traducció (al català i castellà), l'assaig literari, la literatura infantil, la dramatúrgia i el guió. El 2016, quan ja tenia 46 anys de publicacions i un nombre de premis que n'avalaven la trajectòria, guanyà el Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes.

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9 reviews1 follower
May 7, 2024
Marta, per una pròxima ocasió mira si pot ser una edició amb una mida de lletra normal, que m'he tret els ulls. <3

Dit això, no ha estat gens malament, tràfic de dones, prostitució i drogues com a centre de la temàtica.

Això sí, la part central "sa tornada a Mallorca" perd ritme, se me va fer una mica de bolla.
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173 reviews3 followers
June 26, 2017
Hi ha de tot, moments i plantejaments interesants, a vegades m'ha semblat masa inocent el desenllaç. Toca el tema de la prostitucio, les drogues, el trafic de dones, la protagonista, una dona lliberal sense perjudicis , pero contrasta amb la recerca d'un final feliç desmereix la novela
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143 reviews16 followers
July 20, 2019
Very different in tone from Study in Lilac - much more unhappy - and more difficult material, too, dealing with sex work, human trafficking, and sexual abuse. And while I truly never saw the twist ending coming, it felt kind of like cheating. Still, I enjoyed it well enough, and would pick up the third book if there were an English translation. 3.5 stars, rounding to 4.
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