There's a hovering sense of danger in this novel about greed and corruption fueled by decades of political crime. Its cast of characters includes an antiques dealer involved with conniving government officials and businessmen, a human rights activist pursuing truth, and a hit man assigned to murder. Here's my review of "The Country of Toó" by Rodrigo Rey Rosa.
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What I’m reading this month, June 2023
There's a wide range of stories here, from a complex mystery in small town Australia to time-traveling historians, from a Central American hit man on the run to the biography of an American poet. These are the books I've chosen for myself this month, a beginning of summer reading. What do you plan to read these long hot days?
The Longest Chapter 