A forensic detective in Patagonia unearths an archeological mystery in this novel of buried secrets and murder from Argentinian author Cristian Perfumo. The calm of a sleepy Patagonian fishing port has been broken by murder. It's the case of a lifetime for brilliant and headstrong forensic detective Laura Badía. The crime is brutal and baffling. The victim is Julio Ortega, a local heartthrob and an old flame of Laura's. The apparent motive is the theft of a collection of ancient and mysterious iridescent arrowheads that Ortega had recently acquired. Carved nearly six thousand years ago out of Amazon opal, they are now missing from Ortega's home, vanishing once again into legend. With the help of a Buenos Aires archeologist, Laura begins to assemble the pieces of a deadly puzzle. It starts in Puerto Deseado with the secrets of Ortega's friends, enemies, and lovers. Where it leads is the panoramic reach of the Perito Moreno Glacier and far beyond, to the most remote corners of Patagonia. Can they uncover the dark history of the most infamous lithic art collection in the world? Generations have killed and died trying to solve its mystery, and now Laura will risk her career, her life--and her own secrets--to be the one to do it.
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I really enjoyed this book because of ll the descriptions of Argentina & Buenos Aires, the capital. I love learning about new places and looking up maps of the places mentioned. I also loved learning about Yuba Mate, the drink in a gourd that they pass around. I learned more about that, and even how it is made on youtube. I also really liked the story about the special iridescent arrowheads but I did figure out who the thief was well before the end. I did like the ending though. I would definitely read more books by this author. He even replied to my email.
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