“
Needle in a Haystack
is a compelling, blood-stained document of tyranny and brutality told with skill and passion.”
Crime Time
“A vivid and compelling picture of a society riven by corruption, social breakdown and casual brutality. A pacy, intense and thought.”
New York Times
BITTER LEMON PRESS
First published in the United Kingdom in 2011 by Bitter Lemon Press, 37 Arundel Gardens, London W11 2LW
First published in Spanish as
Delincuente argentino
by Grupo Editorial Planeta, Buenos Aires, 2007
Bitter Lemon Press gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance of the Arts Council of England
© Ernesto Mallo, 2007 © Grupo Editorial Planeta, Buenos Aires, 2007 English translation © Katherine Silver, 2011
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eISBN : 978-1-904-73874-9
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