Betty Boo

Set in contemporary Buenos Aires, this is the story of an intelligent woman seeking to save her career and love life whilst caught in a large scale criminal cover-up. The 4th novel from Pinero, who is South America's bestselling crime writer, this was made into a film, "Betibu".

About the author

Author: Piñeiro, after working as a professional accountant, became a journalist, playwright and television scriptwriter and in 1992 won the prestigious Pléyade journalism award. She has more recently turned to fiction; All Yours (finalist for the 2003 Planeta Prize) was her debut novel. Other titles include Elena Sabe, Un ladrón entre nosotros (winner of the Norma-Fundalectura Youth Literature Prize) and Thursday Night Widows.

Translator: Miranda France wrote Bad Times in Buenos Aires which in essay form won the Shiva Naipaul Memorial Prize in The Spectator magazine. A book by the same title was published in 1998 and met with great critical acclaim. The New York Times described it as 'a remarkable achievement' and the Sunday Times as 'an outstanding book'. She has also written the novel That Summer at Hill Farm.

Summary

Seemingly unconnected deaths lead to the darkest secrets of the Argentine establishment. It all begins in a luxurious gated community.

Product details

• Authors: Claudia Pineiro, Claudia Piñeiro, Pineiro Claudia, Claudia Pinero
• Assisted by: Miranda France (Translation)
• Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2016
• EAN: 9781908524553
• ISBN: 978-1-908524-55-3
• No. of pages: 364
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION / Thrillers / General, Crime & mystery, Fiction in translation, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Crime and mystery fiction