From the Publisher
A Publishers Weekly 2021 Holiday Gift Guide Selection
"REPENTANCE is a brilliantly plotted thriller that was impossible for me to put down. Eloísa Díaz is a fantastically talented writer, and her debut is easily one of the best crime fiction reads of the year."—Lauren Wilkinson, Award-Winning Author of AMERICAN SPY
"A tense debut thriller with excellent characters and a timely, satisfying plot."—Library Journal (Starred Review)
"(An) outstanding debut…Aficionados of mysteries with a hard edge will welcome Inspector Alzada.”—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
"In her debut novel, an engrossing narrative told backward and forward in time, Díaz painfully yet eloquently describes Alzada’s turmoil and how he reconciles the questionable actions he has taken. A dark political thriller guaranteed to satisfy fans of Andrea Camilleri, Donna Leon, and Leonardo Padura."—Booklist
“This is an astonishingly assured first novel, written in English by a Spanish lawyer, that is both funny and moving.”—The Times Crime Club
"A thriller that proves what this genre is capable of."—Buchkultur
"The criminal case takes a backseat as the author knows how to impressively transport the reader to the years under the brutal dictatorship and then the demonstrations of 2001, when the Argentine people rebelled against the economic crisis."—Luzerner Zeitung
"Eloísa Díaz writes a beautifully mastered novel set in a tormented historical context where family dramas intertwine with a great national tragedy. And where neutrality has become poison."—Le Journal du Dimanche
"REPENTANCE, the debut novel from Eloísa Díaz, is a subtle moral story evoking a terrifying time in history and, like any good noir, filled with darkness."—Le Figaro
"Díaz combines skillfully constructed moments of tension with a history lesson about the Argentine military dictatorship from 1976 to 1983."—Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
"Repentance is her debut novel, and it’s a beauty."—CrimeFictionLover, 5 Star Review
"An accomplished, inventive detective novel thrumming with tension, family secrets, and the trauma of a violent military dictatorship. REPENTANCE is both a riveting noir and a moving exploration of one man’s search to repair the past."—Sanaë Lemoine, author of THE MARGOT AFFAIR
"REPENTANCE is a sharp, well written and evocative thriller about secrecy, complicity and how far people are willing to go for both the people they love and a cause they believe in."—Life With All the Books
"A hugely impressive debut and I would not be averse to revisiting this inspector again to find out more secrets of the past and what happened next. Highly recommended!"—Run Along The Shelves
"It’s a strong, tension filled debut that wets the appetite for further books. (…) Come on Díaz give us a series, please!"—Book Social
"REPENTANCE is a complex and moving novel about a man coming to terms with his past, his country’s past, his family’s history, and his own responsibilities as a person and as an officer."—Scintilla
"Eloísa Díaz has an incredibly concise yet sophisticated writing style (…) Díaz’s melding of history with the thriller form in REPENTANCE works beautifully throughout, and this is further bolstered by her innate eye for atmosphere and location, with the city of Buenos Aires becoming a character in itself. Her skill at balancing and drawing away at critical moments from the contrasting storylines serves the tension building and pace of the plot incredibly well, leading to the reader becoming absorbed by both storylines equally. I read this book very quickly, as I was so drawn into the narrative, and emerged the other side with not only an enhanced knowledge of the politics and history of this country, but having thoroughly enjoyed a well structured and compelling thriller. Recommended."—Raven Crime Reads
"Repentance is an apt title for this very impressive debut which works on multiple levels. It is an evocative crime thriller with a likeable, self-aware protagonist, but also skillfully explores the darkest period in Argentina’s modern history."—Financial Times
"A powerful crime novel...with many layers...a strong depiction of a country and a period that still simmers between the pages of history books. Recommended."—CrimeTime
"This superbly written political conspiracy thriller shuns both sentimentality and cynicism."—Morning Star
"Admirers of Buenos Aires’ impeccable stylishness will be delighted, as will seekers of new brands of fictional police work."—Strong Words Magazine
