The Two Deaths of Senora Puccini Author:Stephen Dobyns It is a night racked with violence in an unnamed Latin American country. Three men brave the war-ravaged streets to meet at the opulent home of a friend, the famed surgeon Daniel Pacheco, for their semiannual gathering. As a lavish meal is served by the sullen housekeeper, interest centers on the photograph of an intriguingly beautiful young wom... more »an. Spellbinding revelations of erotic obsession and betrayal unfold, interrupted by the increasing bloodshed that presses closer to Pacheco's door.« less
Beautifully written, psychologically disturbing, mesmerizing and can't put down. A mix of love gone wrong and sexual obsession amongst an unusual setting.