Red April
A Novel
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4.3 • 6 Ratings
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
A chilling political thriller set at the end of Peru's grim war between Shining Path terrorists and a morally bankrupt government counterinsurgency.
Associate District Prosecutor Felix Chacaltana Saldivar is a by-the-book prosecutor wading through life. Two of his greatest pleasures are writing mundane reports and speaking to his long-dead mother. Everything changes, however, when he is asked to investigate a bizarre and brutal murder: the body was found burnt beyond recognition and a cross branded into its forehead. Adhering to standard operating procedures, Chacaltana begins a meticulous investigation, but when everyone he speaks to meets with an unfortunate and untimely end, he realizes that his quarry may be much closer to home. With action rising in chorus to Peru’s Holy Week, Red April twists and turns racing toward a riveting conclusion.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Set during a bloody and desperate period in Peruvian history, this political thriller is a grisly but compelling read. In March 2000, during the waning days of a lengthy guerrilla war between the Communist group Shining Path and the Peruvian government, a gruesome discovery is made. Buttoned-up prosecutor Félix Chacaltana Saldívar starts his murder investigation with an open mind, but when witnesses begin to die after he speaks to them, his anxiety over who’s really behind the deaths intensifies. Author Santiago Roncagliolo doesn’t point fingers—people on both sides of the political divide cross moral lines, and there’s corruption and decay everywhere. Red April is a chilling listen that packs an emotional punch.
