tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post3203784523968951328..comments2023-11-05T01:05:41.190-07:00Comments on International Noir Fiction: Death on a Galician Shore, by Domingo VillarGlenn Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869155065647936216noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-34609566611239570332011-05-13T10:21:39.984-07:002011-05-13T10:21:39.984-07:00Very good summary/review, Glenn. I agree that the ...Very good summary/review, Glenn. I agree that the author did not take the personal story of Caldas further since the (excellent) first book, or the dynamics between him and the assistant (who was funnier in the first book). But I liked this novel a lot, for the reasons you say and also the father (his "book of idiots") and uncle, and their relationships with Caldas. It is quite an "old fashioned" plot but I did enjoy it, if not quite as much as I thought I might.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.com