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The Secret in Their Eyes

Eduardo Sacheri

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English
Harper Collins
01 October 2011
Part haunting crime thriller, part love story, the novel on which the Oscar-winning film was based stands alone as an unforgettable story within a story, reminiscent of THE SHADOW OF OF THE WIND.

Part haunting crime thriller, part love story, the gripping tale that inspired the Oscar-winning best foreign film makes its eagerly-awaited debut in English. Determined to put to rest his obsession with the decades-old brutal murder of a beautiful young woman, former detective Benjamin Chaparro sets out to write a book about it. As he reaches into the past and the lives of others who became entangled in the case, from the husband who never recovered from losing the love of his life to the brilliant intern who is now a respected judge, he recalls the beginning of his own private drama - a long unrequited love. Vividly evoking 1970s Buenos Aires and the dark underpinnings of Argentina's 'Dirty War', tHE SECREt IN tHEIR EYES takes on the question of justice - what it really means and in whose hands it belongs. 'A story that leaves you breathless ...' EL LIBERAL 'A startling psychological mystery - about the secrets of a country corroded by state terror,and the secrets of a heart so suffocated that it cannot utter its simple, pure desire.'Michael Greenberg, author of BEG, BORROW, StEAL
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Imprint:   Harper Collins
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 158mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   519g
ISBN:   9780732293864
ISBN 10:   0732293863
Pages:   320
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Born in Buenos Aires in 1967, EDUARDO A. SACHERI is a university professor of history. He began writing short stories in the mid-1990s and has published several story collections as well as two novels.

Reviews for The Secret in Their Eyes

Beguiling [A] complex and engaging narrative. ""Publishers Weekly"" A brutal murder is the starting point for this strange, compelling journey through Argentina s criminal-justice system A view of the world as a dark place illuminated by personal loyalties. ""Kirkus Reviews"" Intriguing and often riveting This book is primarily a murder mystery, but the focus on 1970s Argentina and the internal angst of the protagonist add layers of complexity. Highly recommended for readers with an interest in suspense, history, and the human psyche. ""Library Journal"" In straightforward prose, Sacheri builds a startling psychological mystery about the secrets of a country corroded by state terror, and the secrets of a heart so suffocated that it cannot utter its simple, pure desire. Michael Greenberg, author of ""Beg, Borrow, Steal"" and ""Hurry Down Sunshine "" """"The Secret of Their Eyes...""is a supremely accessible novel and a thrilling page-turner whose most nuanced tensions lie in the relationships between its structures and characters and the questions that these pose."" ""Fiction Writers Review"" """"The Secret in Their Eyes ""is a beautifully written novel, questioning what compels some people to act and what allows others to let life rush straight past until it is almost too late."" ""Lip Magazine "" ""[A] brilliant, psychological thriller...based on the past, yet a past that still reverberates so powerfully in the present."" ""The Arts Fuse "" ""Sacheri did something genius here: he wrote a book within a book...If you like mysteries and detective novels, this is definitely one to read."" ""Tulsa Books Examiner"" ""Sacheri slyly undermines our assumptions about the most fundamental human responses in a novel that is deeply political and profoundly compassionate."" ""Barnes & Noble Review"""" ""Beguiling... [A] complex and engaging narrative."" --""Publishers Weekly "" ""A brutal murder is the starting point for this strange, compelling journey through Argentina's criminal-justice system... A view of the world as a dark place illuminated by personal loyalties."" --""Kirkus Reviews"" ""Intriguing and often riveting...This book is primarily a murder mystery, but the focus on 1970s Argentina and the internal angst of the protagonist add layers of complexity. Highly recommended for readers with an interest in suspense, history, and the human psyche."" --""Library Journal"" ""In straightforward prose, Sacheri builds a startling psychological mystery--about the secrets of a country corroded by state terror, and the secrets of a heart so suffocated that it cannot utter its simple, pure desire."" --Michael Greenberg, author of ""Beg, Borrow, Steal"" and ""Hurry Down Sunshine "" """"The Secret of Their Eyes...""is a supremely accessible novel and a thrilling page-turner whose most nuanced tensions lie in the relationships between its structures and characters and the questions that these pose."" --""Fiction Writers Review"" """"The Secret in Their Eyes ""is a beautifully written novel, questioning what compels some people to act and what allows others to let life rush straight past until it is almost too late."" --""Lip Magazine "" ""[A] brilliant, psychological thriller...based on the past, yet a past that still reverberates so powerfully in the present."" --""The Arts Fuse "" ""Sacheri did something genius here: he wrote a book within a book...If you like mysteries and detective novels, this is definitely one to read."" --""Tulsa Books Examiner"" ""Sacheri slyly undermines our assumptions about the most fundamental human responses in a novel that is deeply political and profoundly compassionate."" --""Barnes & Noble Review"" ""A brutal murder is the starting point for this strange, compelling journey through Argentina's criminal-justice system... A view of the world as a dark place illuminated by personal loyalties."" --""Kirkus Reviews"" ""In straightforward prose, Sacheri builds a startling psychological mystery--about the secrets of a country corroded by state terror, and the secrets of a heart so suffocated that it cannot utter its simple, pure desire."" --Michael Greenberg, author of ""Beg, Borrow, Steal"" and ""Hurry Down Sunshine""


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