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The Good Suicides: A Thriller Audiobook
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Unrelenting hero of The Summer of Dead Toys, Inspector Hector Salgado returns in another riveting crime thriller After a company retreat in a remote country house, senior employees of Alemany Cosmetics return with a dark secret. They’ve each received an anonymous, menacing email of only two words: “Never forget”. What’s worse, the message is accompanied by a nightmarish photo attachment showing the bodies of dogs—hung to death from a tree—near the very same farm estate they just visited. When they begin killing themselves, one by one, the connection between the shocking photos and the suicides baffles Barcelona law enforcement and corporate think tanks alike, threatening a terrifying end for everyone involved. Breaking through the insular power structures of these enigmatic executives isn't easy, but Inspector Salgado has his own ways of making those still alive speak up. As the clock is ticking before another suicide, Salgado is doing all he can to bring the terror to an end. Meanwhile, his partner Leire, bored on her maternity leave, remains fixated on Salgado’s missing wife, Ruth. She refuses to give up on a case many—including Salgado—fear is hopeless. Antonio Hill deftly braids these two stories together for a richly layered and darkly chilling thriller about secrets, cover-ups, and devastating lies.
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“Salgadois one of the more appealing world-weary police detectives in crime fiction—andBarcelona (where the author lives) provides a fresh backdrop for the action. Another strong effort by the Spanishnovelist, who again sets us up for the next installment of the series with atantalizing ending.”
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“Absorbing and surprising.”
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“The macabre premise is a shocker, but Salgado is the real surprise.”
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“Rich, nuanced characterizations distinguish Hill’s impressive second thriller featuring Barcelona Inspector Héctor Salgado.”
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“Mesmerizing.”
— Booklist (starred review) -
“Hill’s atmospheric sophomore entry, a bestseller in Spain, should make you double-check your catalog for the first title, The Summer of Dead Toys. The characters are intriguingly complex and the author skillfully pulls the rug out with a flourish at the end.”
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“A welcome corrective to snow-blindness from too much Nordic noir…Excellent characterization, a sympathetic and engaging protagonist, and plenty of plot twists, with a cliffhanger ending that sets things up nicely for the next in the series.”
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“This dark thriller is…acutely observed and meticulously crafted.”
— John Verdon, author of Let the Devil Sleep, on The Summer of Dead Toys
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A Publishers Weekly Pick of the Week, June 2014
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About Antonio Hill
Antonio Hill studied psychology and lives in Barcelona. He is a professional translator of English-language fiction into Spanish and speaks fluent English.
About Mark Bramhall
Mark Bramhall has won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration, more than thirty AudioFile Earphones Awards, and has repeatedly been named by AudioFile magazine and Publishers Weekly among their “Best Voices of the Year.” He is also an award-winning actor whose acting credits include off-Broadway, regional, and many Los Angeles venues as well as television, animation, and feature films. He has taught and directed at the American Academy of Dramatic Art.