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Death in the Andes: A Novel
by Mario Vargas Llosa
from Picador
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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An o.k first encounter 
Interesting enough to finish but I'm not sure if that would have been the case were I not going to Peru in November. I often augment my travels by reading a novel set in the country that I'm visiting and written by an author from that country. Research led me to Mario Vargas Llosa, apparently the preeminent Peruvian novelist, and his book "Death in the Andes". This particular title was available in the library so I thought I'd take a chance. The novel provides a good overview of the mountainous landscape... more info
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One of my very favorite novels 
I just purchased this again since I always seem to give my copy to friends. But I don't mind that this is the 4th or 5th time that I've ended up buying it for someone else.
Vargas Llosa is able to weave plotlines and timelines with such a light touch that at times you have to pay attention closely or you'll miss the transition. That he is able to combine so many interesting elements from a terrible crime story and the mystery unraveling before the inspectors and how that all ties to elements seemingly... more info
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Difficult Read!
Death in the Andes is not an easy read and will not qualify as your easy & interesting read. This is because there are just too many characters that get introduced into the plot all of a sudden.
The interactions between corporal Lituma and his deputy Tomas with a backdrop of remote Andean mountains and villages is the probably the only interesting part of the book. Vargas is able to skillfully shuffle between the past and the present.
This is a very small book, but I am struggling to... more info
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Death in the Andes
This is a good book. It is not quite as good as Who killed Palomino Molero? by the same author. This is the sequel and as often happens does not exactly live up to the original.
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