Well, I’ve Never Been to Spain…
… but I kinda like the music. Sadly, few of the following ojos privados have been translated into English, but the ones that have have been impressive. Spain has a rich crime fiction tradition that includes several prominent fictional private eyes, whose turf almost invariably includes the dark and often politically charged underbelly of Spanish cities.
- Lluis Arquer by Juame Fuster (Barcelona)
- Pepe Carvalho by Manuel Vazquez Montalban (Barcelona)
- Ricardo Cupido by Eugenio Fuentes
- Juan Ges by Andreu Martin
- Lònia Guiu by Maria-Antònia Oliver
- Detective Karma by Rocío A. Gómez Sustacha
- Daniel Ponce by Andreu Martin
- Toni Romano by Juan Madrid
- Detective Toué by Jon Arettxe
- Nameless by Eduardo Mendoza
- Arturo Zarco by Marta Sanz
A big merci to Marcel Bernadac for his help in compiling this list.
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