Mónica trains police dogs, but her true passion is becoming a detective. So, when she finds a dog walker dead in her neighborhood, her two passions collide in an unexpected case. Because, of course, the man doesn’t seem to have died of natural causes… and everything points to Mónica’s mother being involved! An irresistible cozy crime, full of intrigue and charm—one that couldn’t be cozier!
Mónica is a security dog trainer specializing in narcotics detection, though her true passion has always been crime investigation. She has a complicated relationship with her mother, Elisa, whom she feels is completely opposite to her. Elisa has three inseparable close friends whose daughters are also friends with one another.
One day, Orlando, the neighborhood’s go-to dog walker, is found lifeless in a bathtub. Although it initially appears to be an accident, Mónica finds a notebook in the house that might suggest he was murdered—and that her mother could be at the center of what happened. Mónica begins an investigation that reconnects her with her family’s past and her own, and, together with her three friends, she tries to uncover the big secret her mother and her mother’s friends are hiding.
A book about mother-daughter relationships, friendship as a symbol of loyalty, the passage of time, illnesses and addictions, and the importance of dogs in caring for terminally ill patients.
RELEVANT FACTS: La hermandad de las malas hijas is a dramatic and mysterious novel with touches of humor that shines a light on such a contemporary topic as the complexities of parent-child relationships, the legacy parents leave behind, and the expectations they place on their children. It also explores the tendency of children to mythologize their parents, never fully knowing them.
All this unfolds through the storyline of solving a murder, alternating points of view and vividly describing Madrid’s Ópera neighborhood, making readers feel as if they’re walking through the city just like the characters.
La hermandad de las malas hijas is the latest novel by Vanessa Montfort, a highly recognized author in the Spanish-speaking literary world, with books translated into more than 20 countries and hundreds of thousands of copies sold.
What the reviews say:
“A tribute to real mothers, to ours, but also to those daughters who do the best they can—to us.” – Urbanbeat.
“The author takes us to several corners of Madrid, which ends up becoming yet another character with its streets, squares, and venues.” – Babelio.
AUDIOVISUAL POTENTIAL: TV series, Miniseries, Film, TV Film.
AVAILABLE LANGUAGES: Spanish.
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