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The Bridge of San Luis Rey

“FRIDAY RE-VERSO” “For an hour he remained contemplating the great pearly clouds perpetually suspended above the horizon, and from their beauty he drew a sense of resignation that did not allow his reason to examine.”   We wander through the shelves full of new products on which out of intellectual humility (or decency) we do not judge but which clearly have little to tell us. Unexpected, there, in a little corner, mild and modest, a small blue...

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The Canary Murder Case

“He paused and smiled with a kind of velvety sweetness, more effective than any threatening aggression.” S.S. Van Dine is one of the founding fathers of the modern detective story genre. A pillar that represents a mandatory reading for those who want to approach the world of yellow.  The main protagonist of his novels is Philo Vance, a character from New York high society, without a clear job but with an important financial availability, who...