First published 1958
When Lelia is found brutally murdered in her Mexico City apartment, her two former lovers—the quick-tempered handyman Ramón and the wealthy German painter Theodore—become the prime suspects. Desperate to clear their names, the unlikely pair team up to track down a possible third man, a thief seen at Lelia's place. Their hunt takes them from the teeming streets of the capital to the sun-drenched resort of Acapulco and a remote colonial town, where Theodore senses he's being watched. As the noose tightens, Ramón and Theodore must confront their own dark desires and the true nature of their relationship with the dead woman.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Mexico City (Mexico)
288 pages · Paperback · Feltham Hamlyn.
Content warnings: murder, violence