Black Widow's Wardrobe by Lucha Corpi (English) Paperback Book

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Fiction. Latino/Latina Studies. In this third in a series, Oakland private detective Gloria Damasco witnesses a murder attempt on a woman recently released from prison ... A nicely curlicued plot — delving backward into family, history, and mysticism — keeps the pages flying. Strongly recommended — Library Journal. Gloria's third adventure is part mystery, part history, part travelogue, part spiritual speculation - a busy, many-layered invention - Kirkus Reviews.

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Was it a spectre from the past, some Aztec revenant that had inspired the Black Widow to kill her husband? Or do these chilling murders have more to do with the rights of property and inheritance, and mere greed? Who better than Gloria Damasco, that indomitable detective with a flair for clairvoyance, to unravel this intricate and pulsing plot?

Author Biography

Lucha Corpi, a poet, novelist and children's book author, is the recipient of numerous accolades for her work, among them a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship and the PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Literary Prize in fiction. Her books include Where Fireflies Dance/Ahi, donde bailan las luciernagas (Children's Book Press, 1997), Palabras de mediodia/Noon Words (Arte Publico Press, 2001) and Eulogy for a Brown Angel (Arte Publico Press, 1992). Corpi taught for over 30 years in the Oakland Public Schools Neighborhood Centers Program, and she continues to live and work in Oakland, California.

Review

"A nicely curlicued plot---delving backward into family history and mysticism---that keeps the pages flying. Strongly recommended.""Part mystery, part history, part travelogue, part spiritual speculation---a busy, many-layered invention stuffed within an inch of its many lives.""A nicely curlicued plot--delving backward into family history and mysticism--that keeps the pages flying. Strongly recommended.""Set in California and Mexico, the novel explores the two lands' intertwined history while engaging the reader with a tale of bloody retribution."

Details ISBN1558852883 Author Lucha Corpi Short Title BLACK WIDOWS WARDROBE Publisher Arte Publico Press Language English ISBN-10 1558852883 ISBN-13 9781558852884 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Pages 193 Residence Oakland, CA, US Birth 1945 Series Gloria Damasco Detective DOI 10.1604/9781558852884 Imprint Arte Publico Press Year 2000 Publication Date 2000-01-01 Audience General We've got this

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