Breathing Through The Wound

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Named a Best International Crime Novel of the Year by CrimeReads and a Best Book of the Year by PopMatters From the acclaimed author of A Million Drops, an engrossing psychological thriller that traces a widower's descent into the seedy underbelly of Madrid. Eduardo Quintana's life lost all meaning when his wife and daughter were killed in a tragic accident. The once renowned painter wallows in grief and guilt, subsisting on alcohol and drugs, not caring if he lives or dies. But when a grieving mother asks Eduardo to paint a portrait of the man who killed her son, he finds himself drawn to the unusual commission. He alone understands her need to look deep into the soul of the man who changed her life forever, and he alone can help. As Eduardo sets out to discover what it takes to know a killer, he is pulled deeper and deeper into Madrid's criminal underworld, where mercenaries, prostitutes, murderers, and thieves are all entangled in a dangerous and deadly web, in which nothing, and no one, are as they seem.

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Del rbolsA Million Dropswas one of 2018s most complex and powerful thrillers. His follow-up,Breathing Through the Wound, cements his place as one of the most exciting voices in contemporary European noir. CrimeReads

The reveals provide multiple gut punches that require readers to reevaluate their assumptionsNoir fans will get their moneys worth. Publishers Weekly (starred review)

A rich, emotionally wrought, personal drama and an engaging political thrillerA totally immersive novel of generational pain, the consequences of not turning the other cheek, and taking an eye for an eyeBreathing Through the Wound will stay with you. Crime Time

Del rbol proves hes adept at creating richly drawn characters and weaving their disparate stories, building to a shattering, violent climax. Library Journal

If youre looking for something on the literary end of the eurocrime spectrum, Breathing Through the Woundis an attractive propositionfull of vivid and unsettling storytelling. Sydney Morning Herald

A gothic cathedral of a novel. In one corner you will find a dark thriller, in another a humorous noir, in another a poetic existentialist text. This novel magnificently breathes in different atmospheres. A major work.Ernesto Quionez, author of Bodega Dreams

[Breathing Through the Wound] is the definitive confirmation of Vctors talent as a writer. La Repblica Cultural

A novel that entangles you in a spiders web from which its impossible to escapeCritics are right to call del rbols novel a blend of Carlos Ruiz Zafn and Stieg Larsson. Colegio de Abogados de Barcelona

Praise for A Million Drops:

Darkly engrossing[A Million Drops] defies categorization, pulling together the best elements of historical fiction, psychological thrillers, and literary character studies. Washington Post

A mystery on an epic scale, extending over decades, generations, and nationsMeticulously plotted and stylishly written, this is a page-turner with fresh twists and surprises right up to the very end. Kirkus Reviews(starred review)

This blockbuster novel by an award-winning Spanish authorsucceeds as historical fiction, a thriller, and a detective story. Library Journal(starred review)

Del rbol, a gifted storyteller, keeps the pages turning even as he probes the dark, compromised souls of his characters. Chicago Tribune

Author Bio

Victor del rbol was born in Barcelona in 1968 and was an officer of the Catalan police force from 1992 to 2012. As the recipient of the Nadal Prize, the Tiflos Prize, and as the first Spanish author to win the Prix du Polar Europeen, he has distinguished himself as a prominent voice in Spanish literature. His novel A Million Drops (Other Press, 2018) was named a Notable Book of the Year by the Washington Post. Lisa Dillmanteaches in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She has translated a number of Spanish and Latin American writers. Some of her recent translations includeRain Over Madrid;August, October; andDeath of a Horse, by Andres Barba, andSigns Preceding the End of the Worldby Yuri Herrera.