Blood-Drenched Beard

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'So why did they kill him?'

On learning that his grandfather was murdered, he takes his father's old dog and sets off for the place where it happened, the fishing village of Garopaba.

The villagers there seem resistant and hostile to his enquiries. It is not only his questions that upset them. His affliction - he is face blind, unable to recognize the people he knows or has met before - causes misunderstandings and trouble. But he can't stop. The truth lies here and he will find it - no matter the cost to others, himself or the past.

'A page turner which is witty, modern and deceptively emotional.' Deborah Levy

'Existential noir with sand between its toes. It put me in mind of Roberto Bolaño, Jim Harrison, the Coen brothers.' The New York Times

'Utterly brilliant. I loved every single page. Galera is an extraordinary writer and this is a beautiful book.' Nadeem Aslam

'Interesting, original, moving.' Observer

'Honest, disturbing, unsettling.' Financial Times

'A dark, twisting thriller . . . one of the year's best.' Grazia

'Absorbing . . . radiates a sense of unease and menace.' New Statesman