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La Prueba del Ácido / The Acid Test - by  Elmer Mendoza (Paperback) - 1 of 1

La Prueba del Ácido / The Acid Test - by Elmer Mendoza (Paperback)

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  • Asesinatos de bailarinas de cabaret, un sistema judicial en deterioro y el narcotráfico en su punto más alto.
  • About the Author: Élmer Mendoza (Culiacán, Sinaloa, 1949) es catedrático de literatura en la Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, miembro de la Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, presidente del Colegio de Sinaloa y comprometido promotor de la literatura a nivel nacional.
  • 192 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective

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Asesinatos de bailarinas de cabaret, un sistema judicial en deterioro y el narcotráfico en su punto más alto. El segundo caso del «todavía un poco honesto» -Edgar «el Zurdo» Mendieta.

En un México azotado por la guerra contra el narcotráfico, el detective Edgar «el Zurdo» Mendieta, que cabalga entre el camino de la ley y el del crimen, debe resolver el asesinato de Mayra Cabral de Melo, al mismo tiempo que navega un campo minado en el que están involucrados narcotraficantes, políticos, policías, oligarcas, agentes del FBI y sus propias cuentas pendientes.

En esta segunda aventura del Zurdo Mendieta se evidencia la fragilidad del sistema judicial.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Egdar "Lefty" Mendieta investigates the death of a notorious stripper in this second sweltering "Narco-lit" noir from the Godfather of Mexican crime fiction

An intelligent, atmospheric police procedural series for fans of John Le Carré and Mick Heron When the mutilated body of Mayra Cabral de Melo is found in a dusty field, Detective Edgar "Lefty" Mendieta has personal reasons for bringing the culprit to justice. Mayra, a well-known stripper, had no shortage of ardent, deluded and downright dangerous admirers, and Lefty himself is haunted by the night he spent in her company.

As Mexico's drug war ramps up, Lefty's pursuit of a gallery of jealous and powerful suspects, all with a murderous glint in their eye, leads him to Samantha Valdés, the godfather's daughter, who is battling to retain her father's empire. And as the mystery deepens, the bodycount rises.
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Élmer Mendoza (Culiacán, Sinaloa, 1949) es catedrático de literatura en la Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, miembro de la Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, presidente del Colegio de Sinaloa y comprometido promotor de la literatura a nivel nacional. Comenzó su carrera literaria en 1978, y en 1999 Un asesino solitario, su primera novela, de inmediato lo situó, a juicio del crítico Federico Campbell, como «el primer narrador que recoge con acierto el efecto de la cultura del narcotráfico en nuestro país». Con El amante de Janis Joplin (2001) obtuvo el XVII Premio Nacional de Literatura José Fuentes Mares y con Efecto tequila (2005) fue finalista del premio Dashiell Hammett. En 2008, Balas de plata fue merecedora del III Premio Tusquets Editores de Novela, que lo consagró como escritor de primera fila en el panorama de la novela hispánica. Las novelas protagonizadas por Edgar «el Zurdo» Mendieta -Balas de plata (2008), La prueba del ácido (2010), Nombre de perro (2012), Besar al detective (Literatura Random House, 2015) y Asesinato en el Parque Sinaloa (Literatura Random House, 2017)- constituyen sin duda la saga policiaca más emblemática de la literatura mexicana, que ha traspasado fronteras para ser conocida en diez idiomas. No todos los besos son iguales (Alfaguara) y La cuarta pregunta (Alfaguara) llegaron en 2018 y 2019 al público juvenil. Ha sido distinguido con el Premio Letras de Sinaloa, en 2019, y el Premio Negra y Criminal del Festival Tenerife Noir, en 2020, por su trayectoria literaria.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.48 Inches (H) x 4.96 Inches (W) x .55 Inches (D)
Weight: .81 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 192
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Mystery & Detective
Publisher: Debolsillo
Theme: Police Procedural
Format: Paperback
Author: Elmer Mendoza
Language: Spanish
Street Date: April 7, 2026
TCIN: 1006629629
UPC: 9786073861663
Item Number (DPCI): 247-51-7511
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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