Silas Kane's sixtieth birthday party is marred by argument and dissension amongst his family, and then the next morning, Kane is found dead. The coroner's verdict of death by misadventure would seem to confirm that Silas accidentally lost his way...
Bajo el ardiente sol piurano, cuelga de un árbol el cadáver cruelmente torturado de un joven avionero. El teniente Silva y el guardia Lituma emprenden la búsqueda del asesino. Con gran destreza, Mario Vargas Llosa crea una intensa...