Reviews
"I wish 'Speaking of Mysteries' was posting [an] interview with Héctor Aguilar Camín, but I don't speak Spanish. After reading this book, though, I was sorely tempted to learn. I'm taking Spanish lessons in anticipation of Aguilar Camí"NANCIE CLAREformer editor of LA Times Magazine and author of The Spirit of Beverly Hills, "Among the promising writers making their U.S debuts this year . . . Mexican journalist Héctor Aguilar Camín probes the oil cartels' takeover of land in southern Mexico through tactics of murder and extortion in his first English-translated noir, Death in Veracruz ." -- Library Journal "Death in Veracruz is a gripping read for those who are interested in Mexican culture and history or who enjoy a well-woven, riveting 'who-done-it' with an unexpected ending." --Suzanne Adam, peacecorpsworldwide.org, "The political scene may have changed . . . but thirty years after its initial appearance in Mexico, Aguilar Camn's first novel shows noir to still be a fruitful mode for exploring an intricate maze of links between crime and power." --Charlotte Whittle, readingintranslation.com, "Death in Veracruz is a marvel, the book provides us with lyric density we only find in genius. I will immediately read everything he has written."JIM HARRISONauthor of Legends of the Fall, The Great Leader, "The political scene may have changed . . . but thirty years after its initial appearance in Mexico, Aguilar Camín's first novel shows noir to still be a fruitful mode for exploring an intricate maze of links between crime and power." --Charlotte Whittle, readingintranslation.com, "Death in Veracruz is a Byzantine knot of friendship, betrayal, love, ambition, politics, money, oil and murder . . . recommended for fans of politics, thrillers, history and Mexico."FOREWORD REVIEW, "Camín's novel speaks to the truth of today. The violent exercise of power, the brutal methods for retaining that power, and the bloody body counts . . . as portrayed in the novel, remain in place in Mexico, changed only by increases in number and frequency." --Manuel Ramos, Los Angeles Review of Books, " Death in Veracruz is not only an extraordinary thriller and love story, but also a heartbreaking critique of Mexican corruption, as relevant today, alas, as it was when it was first published decades ago to great acclaim." --Ariel Dorfman, author, Death in the Maiden, "This ambitious novel memorably brings together recent history, horrific crimes, and an ever-present sense of corruption."KIRKUS REVIEWS, "I wish Speaking of Mysteries was posting [an] interview with Héctor Aguilar Camín, but I don't speak Spanish. After reading this book, though, I was sorely tempted to learn. I'm taking Spanish lessons in anticipation of Aguilar Camín's next book." --Nancie Clate, former editor, LA Times Magazine; author, In the Spirit of Beverly Hills, ' Death in Veracruz , the first novel by Mexican author Hctor Aguilar Camn to be translated into English, [is] . . . at its heart, the noir romance of one man's unquenched passion for an old college friend's wife." --Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal, " Death in Veracruz is not only an extraordinary thriller and love story, but also a heartbreaking critique of Mexican corruption, as relevant today, alas, as it was when it was first published decades ago to great acclaim." --Ariel Dorfman, author, Death in the Maiden, "Death in Veracruz is not only an extraordinary thriller and love story, but also a heartbreaking critique of Mexican corruption, as relevant today, alas, as it was when it was first published..."ARIEL DORFMANauthor of Death and the Maiden, "Mexican author Camn makes his English-language debut with this gritty and convincing . . . tale of murder and corruption, first published in 1985. Camn's style recalls Robert Stone . . . he obviously possesses an intimate knowledge of the Mexican sociopolitical landscape." -- Publishers Weekly, "I wish Speaking of Mysteries was posting [an] interview with Hctor Aguilar Camn, but I don't speak Spanish. After reading this book, though, I was sorely tempted to learn. I'm taking Spanish lessons in anticipation of Aguilar Camn's next book." --Nancie Clate, former editor, LA Times Magazine; author, In the Spirit of Beverly Hills, "Among the promising writers making their U.S debuts this year . . . Mexican journalist Héctor Aguilar Camín probes the oil cartels' takeover of land in southern Mexico through tactics of murder and extortion in his first English-translated noir, Death in Veracruz ." -- Library Journal, "Mexican author Camín makes his English-language debut with this gritty and convincing . . . tale of murder and corruption, first published in 1985. Camín's style recalls Robert Stone . . . he obviously possesses an intimate knowledge of the Mexican sociopolitical landscape." -- Publishers Weekly, "Mexican author Camín makes his English-language debut with this gritty and convincing...tale of murder and corruption, first published in 1985. Camín's style recalls Robert Stone...he obviously possesses an intimate knowledge of the Mexican"PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY, " Death in Veracruz is a Byzantine knot of friendship, betrayal, love, ambition, politics, money, oil and murder . . . recommended for fans of politics, thrillers, history and Mexico." --Michelle Newby, Foreword Reviews, "Among the promising writers making their U.S debuts this year . . . Mexican journalist Hctor Aguilar Camn probes the oil cartels' takeover of land in southern Mexico through tactics of murder and extortion in his first English-translated noir, Death in Veracruz ." -- Library Journal "Death in Veracruz is a gripping read for those who are interested in Mexican culture and history or who enjoy a well-woven, riveting 'who-done-it' with an unexpected ending." --Suzanne Adam, peacecorpsworldwide.org, ' Death in Veracruz , the first novel by Mexican author Héctor Aguilar Camín to be translated into English, [is] . . . at its heart, the noir romance of one man's unquenched passion for an old college friend's wife." --Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal, "Camn's novel speaks to the truth of today. The violent exercise of power, the brutal methods for retaining that power, and the bloody body counts . . . as portrayed in the novel, remain in place in Mexico, changed only by increases in number and frequency." --Manuel Ramos, Los Angeles Review of Books, " Death in Veracruz is a marvel, the book provides us with lyric density we only find in genius. I will immediately read everything he has written." --Jim Harrison, author, Legends of the Fall and The Big Seven, "'Death in Veracruz' , the first novel by Mexican author Héctor Aguilar Camín to be translated into English, [is]...at its heart, the noir romance of one man's unquenched passion for an old college friend's wife."TOM NOLANThe Wall Street Journal, ' Death in Veracruz , the first novel by Mexican author Héctor Aguilar Camín to be translated into English, [is] . . . at its heart, the noir romance of one man's unquenched passion for an old college friend's wife." --Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal, "This ambitious novel memorably brings together recent history, horrific crimes, and an ever present sense of corruption." -- Kirkus Reviews
