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A review by james7634
Death Going Down by María Angélica Bosco
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
This book is a classic mystery. A dead woman , a lm apartment building full of tenants with secrets, and two detectives unraveling the tale.
A woman is found dead in an apartment buildings elevator late one night by two men- a drunk playboy and a fastidious doctor.
Translated from Argentina Spanish- the book translates well and is not cumbersome. It was fun to read a classic mystery from another country and there were elements that hinted at the future tropes of domestic thrillers. It was neat reading about a female authors cultural perspective in 1950s Argentina. And there are interesting tidbits about what it was like to have German migrants move to your country after ww2.
I didn’t rank it higher because some of the story elements were messy I didn’t get invested in characters as much as I’d like.
A woman is found dead in an apartment buildings elevator late one night by two men- a drunk playboy and a fastidious doctor.
Translated from Argentina Spanish- the book translates well and is not cumbersome. It was fun to read a classic mystery from another country and there were elements that hinted at the future tropes of domestic thrillers. It was neat reading about a female authors cultural perspective in 1950s Argentina. And there are interesting tidbits about what it was like to have German migrants move to your country after ww2.
I didn’t rank it higher because some of the story elements were messy I didn’t get invested in characters as much as I’d like.