What happens if your hierarchical superior assigns you a delicate and compromising report, one which will determine the winner of an important public bid? Conflicting interests, death, corruption and environmental crime will put the sense of ethics and physical integrity of Lía, the protagonist, at risk.
A novel with the ingredients of the noir genre – intrigue, social criticism, action – and a protagonist who finds herself immersed in the world of crime, in an unwelcome relationship, in her own fears and rage. Rosende’s narrative is imbued with humor and irony, violence and desire for revenge, offering a critical view of the unstoppable scourge of corruption and of the thin line that separates us all from immorality.
La muerte tendrá tus ojos was originally published in 2008, when it won the top award in Uruguay, the National Literature Prize. This new edition, thoroughly revised, represents the first instalment of a new series.

 

 

About the ‘Ursula cycle’:

“It reads like a marvellous mash-up of Anita Brookner and Quentin Tarantino.” — The Times

“This crime novel is one thing above all: wonderfully unpredictable.” — Frankfurter Rundschau

“Fast, slick and acerbically funny.” — The Guardian

“…hair-raising and insanely funny. We absolutely hope for more of this new series” — Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

 

404 pages – Original language: Spanish/Uruguay (PLANETA Uruguay, 2022)