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Author / Creator:	Rosende, Mercedes, author.
Uniform title:	Miserere de los cocodrilos English.
Imprint:	London : Bitter Lemon Press, 2021.
Description:	221 pages ; 20 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Prisons -- Uruguay -- Fiction. Prisoners -- Uruguay -- Fiction. Deals -- Fiction. Women -- Uruguay -- Fiction. Deals. Prisoners. Prisons. Women. Montevideo (Uruguay) -- Fiction. Uruguay. Uruguay -- Montevideo. Black humor. Fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) Thrillers (Fiction) Black humor.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12516959

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Other authors / contributors:	Gutteridge, Tim, translator.
ISBN:	9781913394431 1913394433 9781913394455
Notes:	"First published in Spanish in 2016 as El miserere de los cocodrilos by Estuario, Montevideo"--Title page verso. Translated from the Spanish.
Summary:	"The story is set in Uruguay, it starts in a Montevideo prison where Diego waits for his lawyer, the slick Dr Antinucci, always raybanned, chain-smoking, never frisked by the prison guards. Diego, betrayed by his partner in crime, was arrested for kidnapping a businessman. But charges will not be pressed. The businessman and his wife have described Diego as duped by his partner, certainly no master criminal, so he will be let out. But Antonucci has plans for him, a favour must be returned for his surprising freedom, he must join forces with the psychopath El Roto and hold up an armoured truck in Montevideo. The mad and hilarious caper includes the robbery of course which degenerates into appalling violence, a few murders, and the general bungling of affairs by all the men involved. It is the belittled women, including Police Inspector Lima, who end up the true heroines of the story. This seemingly classic lowlife crime story has a powerful message: never, ever underestimate the women. All told with excoriating wit and humour from the Rio de la Plata."--Provided by publisher.
Other form:	ebook version : 9781913394455

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Summary:	It all starts in an overcrowded prison, where Diego is being held on a charge of kidnapping. Diego's lawyer secures his release, but his freedom comes at a price: he must join forces with a brutal psychopath and hold up an armoured truck. A hilarious caper ensues, as the robbery swiftly degenerates into mayhem and violence. While the men appear to be engaged in a perverse competition to see who is the most incompetent, Ursula Lopez, an amateur criminal with an insatiable appetite, and her rival, Captain Leonilda Lima - reveal themselves to be the true protagonists.
Item Description:	"First published in Spanish in 2016 as El miserere de los cocodrilos by Estuario, Montevideo"--Title page verso. Translated from the Spanish.
Physical Description:	221 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:	9781913394431 1913394433 9781913394455