In a Paraguay devastated by war, Father Gregorio discovers the dead body of Ricardo Yotté—a powerful ally of the Dictator Francisco Solano López and his consort, the beautiful foreigner Eliza Lynch. Lynch had entrusted a fortune in gold and jewels to Yotté, which after his murder has gone missing. Now, she and the brutal López will stop at nothing to find the treasure. A band of villagers, fearful of wrongful punishment, undertake to solve the murder, thwarted by their own dangerous secrets. Love and death pervade this fast-paced, complex mystery cum political thriller set in 1868, during South American’s War of the Triple Alliance.
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Annamaria Alfieri is the author of Invisible Country, her second historical mystery. Her City of Silver, also published by Thomas Dunne Books/Minotaur, won critical acclaim. Deadly Pleasures Magazine called it one of the best first novels of the year, and the Washington Post said, “As both history and mystery, City of Silver glitters.” Writing as Patricia King, she is also the author of the short story “Baggage Claim,” in the anthology Queens Noir. Her five books on business subjects include Never Work for a Jerk, which was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, and the current Monster Boss. A world traveler, Annamaria takes a keen interest in the history of the places she visits. She is the President of the Mystery Writers of America/New York chapter and lives in New York City. You can friend her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter.
