Monasterio

by Marcial Gala

Captain Adonis Monasterio, a solitary and introverted man, is dismissed from his position for not finding a murderer. Despite his apparent ineffectiveness, he continues investigating and finds the murderer on his own.

250 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2013

About the author

Marcial Gala was born in Havana in 1965. He is a novelist, poet and architect, and is a member of UNEAC, the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba. He won the Pinos Nuevos Award for short stories in 1999. LA CATEDRAL DE LOS NEGROS received the Alejo Carpentier Award for novels in 2012 and the Critics' Award for the best books published in Cuba in 2012. Gala has also won the Premio Ñ 2018 with INTENSOS COMPROMISOS CON LA NADA. He currently lives between Buenos Aires and Cienfuegos.

Reviews

[Somnegra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Una sucesión de asesinatos causa intranquilidad (y también simpatías) entre los habitantes de Cienfuegos (Cuba). Al ser las víctimas afamados criminales de la ciudad (de ahí las adhesiones que despierta), el asesino en serie será apodado El Justiciero. El “gordo” Adonis Monasterio, capitán de la Policía, será apartado del caso por la falta de.... http://ow.ly/LLJk30cWLiS