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November Book Club: El enigma de Paris

November’s book club selection, “El enigma de Paris,”  is a thrilling detective story by Pablo de Santis, an Argentine writer and comic-strip creator.

The book tiene muy buena pinta. The year is 1889. The setting is Paris during the World’s Fair. The characters are a group of master sleuths, known as the 12 Detectives, who meet for the first time in the City of Lights. But when Louis Darbon, one of the 12, falls to his death from the Eiffel Tower, a mystery unfolds that must be solved before more victims are claimed.

Here’s a synopsis, in Spanish:

Los Doce Detectives, el grupo de investigadores más famosos del mundo, se reúnen en París durante la Exposición Universal de 1889 con la misión de revelar al público sus casos más célebres, los métodos secretos, la filosofía de cada investigación y su concepción del crimen. Es la primera vez que están todos juntos, o casi todos, porque Craig, el detective argentino fundador del grupo, no ha podido asistir a la reunión. En su lugar envía a Sigmundo Salvatrio, el único estudiante que ha seguido junto a su maestro tras la tragedia que deshizo la academia creada por Craig. Salvatrio tiene una misión muy especial: contarle a Arzaky, el detective polaco afincado en París, la verdad del último caso de Craig, una verdad que solo este último y Salvatrio conocen.

Pero la extraña muerte de uno de los Doce, despeñado misteriosamente desde una torre Eiffel en construcción, dará un giro a la reunión—y a la misión de Salvatrio—y les obligará a afinar sus habilidades para tratar de resolver lo que parece, a priori, el acto de un asesino en serie.

I expect to have a handful of copies of the book from Harper Collins, the publisher, to give away later this month. In the meantime, if you’d like to purchase the novel, you can find it in English or in Spanish on Amazon.com. If you’d like to read some sample chapters, in English or Spanish, below are the links. The widget that says “Cover not available” is the Spanish version.


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6 Responses to “November Book Club: El enigma de Paris”

  1. 1
    Ramses Says:
    November 4th, 2008 at 5:56 pm

    Can you post your Amazon affiliate link to the Spanish version of the book?

  2. 2
    eleena Says:
    November 4th, 2008 at 6:14 pm

    Your wish is my command. :)
    Book will be available starting Nov. 11.

    For the Spanish version:
    El enigma de Paris: Novela

    For the English version:

    The Paris Enigma: A Novel

  3. 3
    Ramses Says:
    November 4th, 2008 at 9:55 pm

    Ok, clicked the link, had to go to the UK site (clicked through) and had to search again for the correct book. If everything works out you should make some change from me (what’s the commision? 4%?).

    Thanks for the tip, I love stories like this!

  4. 4
    eleena Says:
    November 5th, 2008 at 3:27 pm

    Thanks, Ramses. Unfortunately I didn’t remember about Amazon UK. My affiliate link only works in the U.S. store. Anyway, thanks for thinking of me and I hope you enjoy the book once you get it! :)

    P.S. Yes, the commission is around 4% in the U.S. store.

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    Crystal Says:
    November 26th, 2008 at 2:03 pm

    Based on previous entries, I haven’t seen many Book Club announcements. Is it something that just started? o Is it an open forum for suggestions? If so I would love to see what others are reading, and will make sure to drop a line of recomendations from time to time. Thanks

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    eleena Says:
    November 28th, 2008 at 11:09 pm

    Hi Crystal,
    The “Book Club” is just a monthly recommendation from me about new books published in Spanish. I started it in September. I originally had something more structured in mind but the feedback I got from blog visitors was that they didn’t have time to read a book each month. The majority said they preferred to just hear about new books available in Spanish but they didn’t want to feel obligated to read a new book each month. That way they could check out the books they were interested in on their own time and at their own pace without having to worry about trying to keep up with other people.

    If you’ve got any book suggestions, I’m open to hearing them. You can either post your reading suggestions here or email me privately via the blog’s Contact page. Depending on what they are, I would definitely consider featuring them in a future month.

    Thanks!

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