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When a fourth corpse in three days washes up in Tangier with a bullet in the chest, Detective Laafrit knows this isn't just another illegal immigrant who didn't make it to the Spanish coast.The traffickers. The drug dealers. The smugglers. They know what it takes to get a gun into Morocco, and so does Laafrit. As his team hunts for the gun, Laafrit follows a hunch and reveals an international conspiracy to unlock the case.Whitefly is a fast-paced crime thriller from the Arab west. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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I found this a fascinating read, as much for the colorful setting as for the murder plot. Laafrit, which means crafty, is a likeable character who is often surrounded by rather incompetent assistants. As in many police stories, humour is used to offset the grim reality. Throughout the course of the book, the country of Morocco comes to life and the author, without adding much social criticism shows the political and economical difficulties that Morocco faces. In fact, this case ends up being very connected with agriculture and one of the main exports upon which Morocco’s economy relies on.
I was a little concerned about a few plot lines that the author made no effort to gel with the main story. I don’t know if this is part of a series, but if so, that could explain why some points were introduced and then left hanging. Also there really wasn’t a satisfactory ending even though the police worked out all the details of the case. This, however, didn’t really bother me as it wasn’t surprising that the Tangiers police couldn’t conclude their case as it turned out to be an international situation. I thought the translation was very well done and I would like to read more by this author. ( )