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A review by booksuperpower
Don't Send Flowers by Martín Solares
5.0
Don’t Send Flowers by Martin Solares is a 2018 Grove Press publication.
There aren’t many crime dramas, one can recommend by saying ‘this is an important book’ or a ‘must read’, to anyone other than to those who typically read books within that category. However, this book might be the exception.
For those who are fed up with implausible plot lines, constantly craving realism in your fiction, you will have met your match with this novel. While it makes for a great work of fiction, unfortunately it is all too plausible, and all too realistic. It will certainly put things in perspective.
When the sheltered girl of a wealthy man is taken hostage, a former detective, Carlos Treviño, is hired to find her, while attempting to fly under the radar of Commander Margarito Gonzalez, the corrupt chief of police.
Sometimes an overused word is still the only one that will adequately describe something. In this case, I can’t think of a more apt word than 'gritty'. This is a vivid, very depressing look at Mexico, and what has become of it. Crime dramas that utilize a current situation as a basis for a story often makes one wonder if the story was, at least in part, based on fact.
This is well developed, raw, intricately detailed crime thriller, packed with stunning twists, and edge of your seat suspense. This book has been accurately labeled as 'noir', a personal favorite of mine, which does help to offset some of the grit, giving the story a bit of polish, smoothing out some of the rough edges.
The novel is taut and edgy, perfectly paced, with such well-drawn characterizations, it was like I was actually there watching these horrible and strange events unfold in real time.
I do wish this book would see more coverage, gaining enough momentum to cross over into the mainstream consciousness. This novel is not just a strong crime drama, a well written piece of noir fiction, but is also a searing portrait of the current situation in Mexico. Reading this novel, even if one is not exactly a huge fan of crime thrillers would assuredly raise awareness of Mexico’s plight.
This story is so intimate, it gives readers an up close and personal look at how drug lords rule over law enforcement and politicians in a way news reports could never convey. Yes, it is fiction, but it’s the most realistic and one of the most unforgettable crime novels I’ve read in a long time.
5 stars
There aren’t many crime dramas, one can recommend by saying ‘this is an important book’ or a ‘must read’, to anyone other than to those who typically read books within that category. However, this book might be the exception.
For those who are fed up with implausible plot lines, constantly craving realism in your fiction, you will have met your match with this novel. While it makes for a great work of fiction, unfortunately it is all too plausible, and all too realistic. It will certainly put things in perspective.
When the sheltered girl of a wealthy man is taken hostage, a former detective, Carlos Treviño, is hired to find her, while attempting to fly under the radar of Commander Margarito Gonzalez, the corrupt chief of police.
Sometimes an overused word is still the only one that will adequately describe something. In this case, I can’t think of a more apt word than 'gritty'. This is a vivid, very depressing look at Mexico, and what has become of it. Crime dramas that utilize a current situation as a basis for a story often makes one wonder if the story was, at least in part, based on fact.
This is well developed, raw, intricately detailed crime thriller, packed with stunning twists, and edge of your seat suspense. This book has been accurately labeled as 'noir', a personal favorite of mine, which does help to offset some of the grit, giving the story a bit of polish, smoothing out some of the rough edges.
The novel is taut and edgy, perfectly paced, with such well-drawn characterizations, it was like I was actually there watching these horrible and strange events unfold in real time.
I do wish this book would see more coverage, gaining enough momentum to cross over into the mainstream consciousness. This novel is not just a strong crime drama, a well written piece of noir fiction, but is also a searing portrait of the current situation in Mexico. Reading this novel, even if one is not exactly a huge fan of crime thrillers would assuredly raise awareness of Mexico’s plight.
This story is so intimate, it gives readers an up close and personal look at how drug lords rule over law enforcement and politicians in a way news reports could never convey. Yes, it is fiction, but it’s the most realistic and one of the most unforgettable crime novels I’ve read in a long time.
5 stars