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Barcelona in 1952 is rife with rumor and violence, and every secret can be lethal, in this intricate, atmospheric, and utterly gripping new thriller
Barcelona, 1952.
General Franco's fascist government is at the height of its oppressive powers, casting a black shadow across the city. When wealthy socialite Mariona Sobrerroca is found dead in her mansion in the exclusive Tibidabo district, the police scramble to seize control of the investigation.
Ana Martí Noguer, an eager young journalist, is surprised to be assigned this important story, shadowing Inspector Isidro Castro.
But Ana soon realizes that a bundle of strange letters unearthed at the scene point to a sequence of events dramatically different from the official version. She enlists the help of her cousin Beatriz, a scholar, and what begins as an intriguing puzzle opens up a series of revelations that implicate the regime's most influential figures. The two women have placed themselves in mortal danger. As the conspiracy unfolds, Ana's courage and Beatriz's wits will be their only weapons against the city's corrupt and murderous elite.
- Sales Rank: #917175 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-16
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.30" h x 1.40" w x 6.50" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 416 pages
Review
“The Whispering City depicts a time and place so perfectly that the central mystery almost seems beside the point. A historical gem.” (NPR)
“Spain's Fascist regime gives the novel a ready-made atmosphere of fear and suspicion. But the real measure of that time is in the details rendered with the familiarity of something closely observed. If this first mystery is, as many are, the introduction of a detective for a new series, then this young reporter may prove to be a character readers are eager to follow.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))
“The tension in this gritty debut lies in the detailed descriptions of Barcelonans in the grip of state control, which gains a more brutal edge played against the cozy-like presentation of the mystery. A fascinating angle on an ever-intriguing period that combines the characterization of Laurie R. King’s Mary Russell series with the breathless tension of Tom Rob Smith’s tales of the Stalinist Soviet Union.” (Booklist (starred))
“An exceptional debut mystery. Moliner is a pseudonym for a Spanish and German female writing duo. Their attention to details that display character coupled with the crushing historical setting make this one of the most distinctive and atmospheric mysteries I’ve read this year.” (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
“A powerful voice that thunders with cultural wit and historical fact. The historical-political plot sears with sensational revelations.” (Bookpage)
“One of the most original, dynamic, convincing and addictive crime novels around today.” (El Mundo)
“This is an exciting, original and thoughtful thriller that paints a vivid picture of the awfulness of life in Barcelona, and indeed the whole of Spain, during the fascist years.” (The Literary Review)
“The Whispering City is not simply a magnificent thriller: it is a vivid and forensic dissection of an era cloaked in a tyranny of silence.” (Marc Pastor, international bestselling author of 'Barcelona Shadows')
About the Author
Sara Moliner is the pseudonym for the writing duo Rosa Ribas and Sabine Hofmann. Rosa Ribas was born in Barcelona and now teaches at Frankfurt University. She is the celebrated author of six previous novels published in Spain. Sabine Hofmann is a former lecturer in philology at Frankfurt University. The Whispering City is their first novel together.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Has an hypnotic effect that keeps you reading till the end!
By Raven
The Whispering City by Sara Moliner
Barcelona, 1952.
General Francisco Franco’s fascist Government has Spain in a death grip. People are afraid, as those who oppose Franco are dealt with brutally. Once prosperous families now find themselves in menial jobs because they dared to oppose the regime.
Mariona Sobrerroca, a wealthy socialite, has been discovered murdered in her home, with clear signs of a robbery. A suspect, Able Mendoza, is named on the very first page.
The editor of the La Vanguardia newspaper which runs only by Franco’s largess needs a reporter to write the articles for the paper. Editor Mateo Sanvisens assigns female reporter Ana Martí Nogeur, and daughter of a newspaper publisher that Franco’s government ruined, to the case.
She is to shadow Inspector Isidro Castro of the Criminal Investigation Brigade as he collects evidence. Castro is a product of the regime whose tactics run to intimidation, beatings, and torture. He only wants to close cases. The facts do not bother him as long as the case is closed and his bosses satisfied.
But Martí has the hunger of an investigative reporter and her sleuthing, and consulting with former Professor Betriz Nogeur, her newfound cousin; leads to a stack of letters that could break the case. The letters show that more than one woman has been victimized, but are the women all dead, and are all the letters by the same man: that is the question.
This book has a strange effect on me. I will say that it isn’t the best prose I’ve ever read. Sometimes it was like wading in molasses. At times I would get to the end of a chapter, and still wonder when, what, where, when, why and how.
But here’s the thing. I kept reading. I couldn’t put the book down. The prose has a positive effect on the reader in that it is capable of mesmerizing one without one even realizing it.
As one gets further into the prose, the historical insight on what it meant to be a reporter who feels the people have a right to know, and a policeman who is trying to do his job the best he can while under a Dictator who must be obeyed at all costs; makes for pretty good reading.
The mystery is layered, and there is no closure that doesn’t lead to further questioning. Those deemed guilty are punished, but not necessarily because they were guilty.
In rating this book I must rely on an age old standard. Is this novel written in such a way as to draw the reader in? That answer is an undisputed “Yes!” Sometimes the prose may be a little hard to wade through, but there is always a light and a beckoning finger that keeps you reading on to the end.
That kind of talent doesn’t often come along. Sara Moliner, Bravo! I grant five out of five stars!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
A well-structured tale that can be enjoyed on many levels, hopefully it marks the debut of an intriguing series.
By Jim Napier, mystery & crime fiction reviewer
Barcelona, Spain, 1952: a thief picks a lock and stealthily enters a house in a fashionable neighbourhood, only to encounter a woman lying dead on the floor, beaten and then strangled. The house has been ransacked. The man flees, certain only that he doesn’t want to be any part of it.
The victim is Mariona Sobrerroca. The widow of a wealthy man, Jerónimo Garmendia, the case is certain to attract public attention. But a Eucharistic Congress is to be held in the city in a month’s time, and the public prosecutor, Joaquín Grau, wants it solved before then.
Before long journalist Ana Martí receives a call from her editor: he wants her to over the story. La Vanguardia has been handed an exclusive by the police in an effort to control press coverage. Inspector Isidro Castro of the Criminal Inspection Brigade in charge of the investigation. Marti is told to work closely with him, in effect publishing only the official police account of the case. Not an unusual turn of events in 1950’s Spain.
Still, Martí is surprised by her assignment. Normally such prominent stories would go to her colleague, Carlos Belda, a man of some experience who covers the police beat. Was it due to her editor’s friendship with her father? One thing is certain: Belda will be angry when he learned she’d been handed the plum assignment. Belda is not nearly so angry as Inspector Castro, though, when he learns that an inexperienced reporter usually assigned to cover fashion and social events has been handed the case. He is openly contemptuous of her, and tells her so. Then he lays out the rule by which she will be allowed to work with him: she will work only from his notes.
But the fledgling reporter insists she will cover the story herself. Thus begins a many-layered tale that includes not only a murder, but also a cat-an-mouse game between a headstrong reporter who senses her opportunity to move up and a police detective used to getting his way, played out against the intrigues of the shadowy world of Barcelona. It is a well-structured tale that can be enjoyed on many levels, not least in the authors’ ability to paint a revealing portrait of everyday life in Franco’s Spain.
Employing multiple points of view and an informed awareness of Spanish life, THE WHISPERING CITY is the first novel of writing duo Rosa Ribas and Sabine Hoffman, and augurs well for their future work. There are several less-than-felicitous writing errors, but they are of little consequence; most readers will enjoy a well-told tale that could mark the debut of an intriguing series featuring the odd-couple duo of Ana Martí and Inspector Isidro Castro.
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Since 2005 Jim Napier's reviews and interviews have appeared in several Canadian newspapers and on various crime fiction and literary websites, including his own award-winning site, Deadly Diversions. He can be reached at jnapier@deadlydiversions.com.
Originally published on Reviewing the Evidence, June 2015.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
The Whispering City
By S Riaz
This historical mystery takes place in a repressive Barcelona. It is 1952 and Franco’s regime rules by means of terror and fear. Ana Marti is a young journalist, who chafes at having to write stories on the society parties and fashions of the day. Now, one of the socialites she reported on has been murdered. Mariona Sobrerroca, widow of a well known doctor, has been discovered in her husband’s office – pale, blonde, voluptuous and dead… With the normal crime writer away, Ana gets her chance to do some real reporting for once.
Ana has to work under the rules of the Inspector assigned to the case. Isidro Castro is heavy handed and, like most of the men Ana comes into contact with, is not thrilled at the interference of a woman in his case. Castro is under pressure to solve the case before the Eucharistic Congress, which is going to be held in Barcelona the next month, so he is keen to track down the murderer. However, when Ana comes across a clue that everyone else has over looked, she begins to investigate herself. Along with Beatriz Noguer, a specialist in linguistics who is unable to work under the new regime, the two women discover the murder is not a simple interrupted burglary, as they first thought.
This is a really interesting mystery, with great characters and an interesting background. The level of corruption and casual police violence is brilliantly written. Both Ana and Beatriz have suffered under the regime, the press are virtually dictated to and free speech is dangerous. The novel weaves various strands of storyline together really well and I really enjoyed the characters of both Ana and Beatriz and hope they appear in further novels. Lastly, I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, for review.
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