Pacazo

This is the achingly beautiful story of John Segovia, an American living in Peru who is raising his daughter alone following the murder of his wife, which Segovia investigates. The investigation, which parallels his studies of local history, drives him to distraction (if not quite mad) and creates an endless stream of conflict and complications, just the sort of thing you want in a novel. The language here is unquestionably part of the point of this book. Read it slowly to luxuriate in the sentences, and you will be rewarded; or read it fast for the compelling story.