Offside

Offside Book Description Detective Pepe Carvalho, whom readers know from the novel Murder in the Central Committee, has retired and spends his days tasting the best food and wines of Catalonia. However, the detective's life course suddenly changes when a manager from Barcelona's world-famous football team visits him. The manager left a note for Carvalho and it reads, "The center forward will be killed at dusk." The detective must find out where this note came from. Is the threat real? One person's job? Or is it the work of one of the real estate moguls who parceled out Barcelona in their war for the most valuable properties of Catalonia? While Montalbán draws the reader into this breathtaking adventure, he also takes him through the colorful paths of the food and drink culture, as always, while revealing the insight of the football phenomenon in Spain. A gripping and mysterious story about politics and power... "The most original detective adventure and political intrigue of all time... A great detective story that gives clues to the Barcelona football style and Catalan cuisine." Venue (From the Promotional Bulletin)