Kiss the Detective

A Lefty Mendieta Investigation (Book 4)

Élmer Mendoza, Mark Fried

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MacLehose Press
13 July 2021

Crime & Mystery; Fiction in translation; Drugs trade & trafficking

"An intelligent, atmospheric police procedural series for fans of John Le Carre and Mick Heron

""The most important thing that's happened in Mexican literature in the last thirty years"" Gaby Wood, Sunday Telegraph.

Detective Lefty Mendieta makes a deal with the devil in a gripping new novel from the Godfather of Narco Lit

Short of leads on the execution-style murder of a fortune-teller, Detective Lefty Mendieta turns to his contacts in the drug underworld. They oblige, but there is a quid pro quo: Help Samantha Valdes, head of the Pacific Cartel, slip through the net of Mexican army and federal police encircling the hospital where she is recovering after an attempt on her life. Grudgingly he agrees, but then gets caught on camera during the escape and becomes headline news.

Fired from the force and on the run from the Feds, Lefty again seeks Samantha's help when he learns that his son Jason has been kidnapped in Los Angeles. There, he must come to terms with the woman who broke his heart, while contending with a thicket of conspiracies, feints and double-crosses that further blur the distinction between crime and the law. Betrayal is certain. To save his son, who will Lefty sell out?

Translated from the Spanish by Mark Fried"

By: Élmer Mendoza
Translated by: Mark Fried
Imprint: MacLehose Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 220g
ISBN: 9781529403992
ISBN 10: 1529403995
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 13 July 2021
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Elmer Mendoza was born in Culiacan, Mexico in 1949. He is a professor and author, widely regarded as the founder of 'narco-lit', which explores drug trafficking and corruption in Latin America. He won the Jose Fuentes Mares National Literary Prize for Janis Joplin's Lover, and the Tusquets Prize for Silver Bullets.

Reviews for Kiss the Detective: A Lefty Mendieta Investigation (Book 4)

One of the biggest names in Mexican literature . . . A true novelist . . . No-one has captured the exciting and passionate nature of the Mexican vernacular like him. -- Arturo Perez-Reverte. If you are fed up with formulaic noir novels and looking for something fresher, Elmer Mendoza . . . could be the answer. -- John Dugdale * Sunday Times. * The literary representative of modern-day Mexico in its narco-incarnation . . . The most important thing that's happened in Mexican literature in the last thirty years. -- Gaby Wood * Sunday Telegraph. *