The Secret in Their Eyes

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Part haunting crime thriller, part love story, this brilliantly executed novel within a novel is the book on which the Oscar-winning best foreign film of the same name was based. But its stands alone as a gobsmackingly good read, reminiscent of another peerless Spanish tale, THE SHADOW OF THE WIND. On the day of his retirement criminal investigator Benjamin Chaparro is determined to put to rest his obsession with the decades-old brutal rape and murder of a beautiful young married woman in Buenos Aires by writing a book about it from his point of view as the chief investigator. As Chaparro sifts through the evidence of the investigation that has haunted him all these years, he begins to revisit the lives of people with whom he had become entangled in pursuit of the murderer: Morales, the murdered woman's husband who has never recovered from the tragedy of losing the love of his life; Pablo Sandoval, Chaparro's gifted but unpredictable partner; and Irene Menendez Hastings, the beautiful upper-class former judge s assistant whose relentless interrogation of one of the prime suspects provoked unintended consequences. Vividly evoking the danger and political intrigue lurking just beneath the surface of everyday life in Argentina during the 1970s 'Dirty War', THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES also holds the key to Chaparro's own private drama ...a secret love.

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Beguiling [A] complex and engaging narrative. "Publishers Weekly"
A brutal murder is the starting point for this strange, compelling journey through Argentina s criminal-justice system A view of the world as a dark place illuminated by personal loyalties. "Kirkus Reviews"
Intriguing and often riveting This book is primarily a murder mystery, but the focus on 1970s Argentina and the internal angst of the protagonist add layers of complexity. Highly recommended for readers with an interest in suspense, history, and the human psyche. "Library Journal"
In straightforward prose, Sacheri builds a startling psychological mystery about the secrets of a country corroded by state terror, and the secrets of a heart so suffocated that it cannot utter its simple, pure desire. Michael Greenberg, author of "Beg, Borrow, Steal" and "Hurry Down Sunshine
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""The Secret of Their Eyes..."is a supremely accessible novel and a thrilling page-turner whose most nuanced tensions lie in the relationships between its structures and characters and the questions that these pose." "Fiction Writers Review"
""The Secret in Their Eyes "is a beautifully written novel, questioning what compels some people to act and what allows others to let life rush straight past until it is almost too late." "Lip Magazine
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"[A] brilliant, psychological thriller...based on the past, yet a past that still reverberates so powerfully in the present." "The Arts Fuse
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"Sacheri did something genius here: he wrote a book within a book...If you like mysteries and detective novels, this is definitely one to read." "Tulsa Books Examiner"
"Sacheri slyly undermines our assumptions about the most fundamental human responses in a novel that is deeply political and profoundly compassionate." "Barnes & Noble Review""
"Beguiling... [A] complex and engaging narrative." --"Publishers Weekly "
"A brutal murder is the starting point for this strange, compelling journey through Argentina's criminal-justice system... A view of the world as a dark place illuminated by personal loyalties." --"Kirkus Reviews"
"Intriguing and often riveting...This book is primarily a murder mystery, but the focus on 1970s Argentina and the internal angst of the protagonist add layers of complexity. Highly recommended for readers with an interest in suspense, history, and the human psyche." --"Library Journal"
"In straightforward prose, Sacheri builds a startling psychological mystery--about the secrets of a country corroded by state terror, and the secrets of a heart so suffocated that it cannot utter its simple, pure desire." --Michael Greenberg, author of "Beg, Borrow, Steal" and "Hurry Down Sunshine
"
""The Secret of Their Eyes..."is a supremely accessible novel and a thrilling page-turner whose most nuanced tensions lie in the relationships between its structures and characters and the questions that these pose." --"Fiction Writers Review"
""The Secret in Their Eyes "is a beautifully written novel, questioning what compels some people to act and what allows others to let life rush straight past until it is almost too late." --"Lip Magazine
"
"[A] brilliant, psychological thriller...based on the past, yet a past that still reverberates so powerfully in the present." --"The Arts Fuse
"
"Sacheri did something genius here: he wrote a book within a book...If you like mysteries and detective novels, this is definitely one to read." --"Tulsa Books Examiner"
"Sacheri slyly undermines our assumptions about the most fundamental human responses in a novel that is deeply political and profoundly compassionate." --"Barnes & Noble Review"
"A brutal murder is the starting point for this strange, compelling journey through Argentina's criminal-justice system... A view of the world as a dark place illuminated by personal loyalties." --"Kirkus Reviews"

"In straightforward prose, Sacheri builds a startling psychological mystery--about the secrets of a country corroded by state terror, and the secrets of a heart so suffocated that it cannot utter its simple, pure desire." --Michael Greenberg, author of "Beg, Borrow, Steal" and "Hurry Down Sunshine"

Author Bio

Eduardo Sacheri was born in Buenos Aires in 1967. His first collection of short stories, TRAITORS AND OTHER STORIES, was published in Spain in 2000. Three subsequent collections published between 2001 and 2007 all became bestsellers in Argentina. His first novel, THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES, was a bestseller which sold into eight territories, and the film adaptation won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2010.