PRAISE FOR

The First Prehistoric Serial Killer

“Solana has long been one of the quirkiest and most accomplished of crime writers, but this is something new: wonderfully crafted short-form fiction – often sardonic, often surreal, but always pure Solana.”

BARRY FORSHAW, AUTHOR OF EURO NOIR

“Teresa Solana’s distinctive writing is humorous yet thought-provoking, and her short fiction is as entertaining as her novels.”

MARTIN EDWARDS, AUTHOR OF GALLOWS COURT AND THE LAKE DISTRICT MYSTERIES

“Detective fiction in Spain is flourishing and Teresa Solana is one of its most accessible protagonists. Her books are superbly plotted, as well as being sharp and acerbically funny commentaries on a society still coming to terms with Franco’s dictatorship. The present collection, brilliantly translated by Peter Bush, brings together her explorations of the darker side of contemporary Barcelona and her unsettling surrealistic streak.”

PAUL PRESTON, AUTHOR OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR

“The First Prehistoric Serial Killer is a delight. Teresa Solana romps through a louche Barcelona teeming with shady characters and criminal intent. Whether investigating the titular crime, smoking out a grand house’s generations of ghosts, or connecting the dots between a series of events, her signature combination of dark humour and sly social commentary informs every word. She’s aided and abetted by her usual partner in crime, translator Peter Bush, who renders her tales in sparkling English.”

SUSAN HARRIS, WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS