{"product_id":"urgent-matters-isbn-9781782278153","title":"Urgent Matters","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"With frenetic pace and a hypnotic plot, \u003ci\u003eUrgent Matters \u003c\/i\u003eis an essential read.\"  --Agustina Bazterrica, author of \u003ci\u003eTender is the Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn  electric Argentinian thriller featuring a deadly train crash, two  unidentified bodies, and a missing murder suspect--perfect for fans of  Attica Locke and Steph Cha\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Americans are more astute when it comes to matters like these. They say “not guilty”. They don’t say “innocent”. Because as far as innocence goes, no one can make that claim.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA train crashes in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, leaving forty-three fatalities, two of which have not been identified. A prayer card of Saint Expeditus, the patron saint of urgent matters, flutters above the wreckage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHugo, a criminal on the run for murder, is on the train. He seizes his chance to sneak out of the wreckage unsuspected, abandoning his possessions – and, he hopes, his identity – among bodies mangled beyond recognition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the police descend on the scene, only grizzled Detective Domínguez sees a link between the crash and his murder case. Soon, he’s on Hugo’s tail. But he hasn’t banked on everything from the media to his mother-in-law getting in the way.“[A] perfectly paced and plotted Argentine thriller... one of the most delightful cat-and-mouse thrillers I’ve read in quite some time.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eCrime Reads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e“Raymond Chandler by way of Jorge Luis Borges… for an adventurous reader of literary noir, Rodríguez’s intriguing take on the genre should prove a treat.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003e[A] breathless procedural... a notable addition to South American noir.”\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes and Sunday Times Crime Club\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Part thriller, part telenovela, Paula Rodríguez’s bleakly comic novel is all Argentine in its awareness of how society makes accommodation with corruption… [a] well-wrought tango noir.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Times \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A vivid and unforgiving depiction of a world in which everyone... is guilty of something.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"This fast-moving novel evokes the teeming metropolis of Buenos Aires in a vibrant fashion, travelling between its poles of social differences and affording insights into a country still divided by race and class.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Crime Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Written in the taut, clean style of the classic pulp noir... the story barrels along at a ferocious rate\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Irish Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Paula Rodriguez’s debut novel beautifully evokes the sense of disjointed strangeness and shattered reality that descends in the immediate aftermath of a major disaster, before the dust has settled and the victims accounted for.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Breaking News\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fast-paced and funny, breathing life into an intriguing cast.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"With frenetic pace and a hypnotic, disturbing plot, Urgent Matters is an exploration of how facts are constructed and which of them prevail to become realities. In the post-truth era, it is an essential read.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eAgustina Bazterrica, author of \u003ci\u003eTender is the Flesh\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brilliantly-developed characters and a suspenseful journey with an Argentinian noir backdrop.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Murderjowrote \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “If this novel by Paula Rodriguez is anything to go by Argentinian noir may be the next big thing.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Book Phace \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “It is a perfect slice of Argentine Noir with a current of dark humour running through it and I would highly recommend picking this up if you are looking for a sharp, energetic and compelling read.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Life with all the books \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “The stand out element of the story was the fabulous character development. All the key players feel like they are pushing their way out of the book into my world.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Grab this book \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ePaula Rodríguez is a journalist, editor, co-founder, writer, comedian, ghostwriter, and feminist activist. She has worked for twenty-five years in magazine editorial. \u003ci\u003eUrgent Matters \u003c\/i\u003eis her first novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSarah Moses is a writer and translator of French and Spanish. She co-translated \u003ci\u003eSos una sola persona \u003c\/i\u003eby Stuart Ross and \u003ci\u003eDie, My Love \u003c\/i\u003eby Ariana Harwicz, which was longlisted for the International Booker Prize, among other awards. Her translation of Agustina Bazterrica’s \u003ci\u003eTender Is the Flesh \u003c\/i\u003ewas originated by Pushkin Press in 2020. Sarah divides her time between Buenos Aires and Toronto.An electric Argentinian literary noir thriller for fans of Steph Cha, K. 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