MultiMAC Booklist
SPANISH ADULT FICTION
NO. 31, Winter 2002

Dorfman, Ariel
Konfidenz
Mexico City: Alfaguara; New York: Distributed in the U.S. by Vintage Books, 1995. ISBN 0679763333
863 D73ko
A novel on the anti-Nazi movement before World War II. Set in Paris, its protagonists are two men and a woman, all three Germans, who in addition to politics are involved in a romantic triangle.
Refugees, Political -- Fiction.* Refugiados políticos -- Novela.

Muñoz Molina, Antonio
Sefarad: una novela de novelas
Madrid: Alfaguara, 2001. ISBN 8420445269
863 M9237se
A novel portraying an intimate look at the lives of persecuted minorities and their forced escape from the violence and irrationality that devastate our society.
Persecution -- Fiction. Minorities -- Fiction.* Persecuciones religiosas -- Novela. Minorias -- Novela.

Skármeta, Antonio
La velocidad del amor
Barcelona: Plaza & Janes, 1997. ISBN 968110242
863 Sk1ma
A humorous portrayal of the madness that possesses a middle aged doctor when he falls in love with a 16 year old tennis player.
Midlife crisis -- Fiction. Women tennis players -- Fiction. Teenage girls -- Fiction.* Muchachas adolescentes -- Novela. Crisis de la cincuentena -- Novela.

James, P. D.
Muertes poco naturales
Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1998. ISBN 9500714256
823 J23unn
Translation of "Unnatural causes." Superintendent Dalgliesh investigates how a body found with its hands chopped off could have died from natural causes.
Dalgliesh, Adam (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Police -- England -- Fiction.* Dalgliesh, Adam (Personaje ficticio) -- Novela. Policía -- Inglaterra -- Novela.

Perry, Anne
Los escándalos de Half Moon Street
Barcelona: Plaza & Janes,2001.8401328659
823 P429ha
Translation of "Half Moon Street." Inspector Pitt investigates the death of a talented portrait photographer, with a taste for blackmail, whose body has turned up in a boat on the Thames.
Pitt, Charlotte (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Pitt, Thomas (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Women detectives -- England -- Fiction. Police spouses -- England -- Fiction. Police -- England -- Fiction.* Pitt, Charlotte (Personaje ficticio) -- Novela.

Rendell, Ruth
Algunos mienten, otros mueren
Barcelona: Plaza & Janes, 1994. ISBN 8401464897
823 R293so
Translation of "Some lie and some die." A mutilated body is found at a rock festival. Inspector Wexford investigates the link between the girl and a charismatic singer who inspires an unwholesome devotion in his followers.
Wexford, Inspector (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Police -- England -- Fiction. Detective and mystery stories.* Wexford, Inspector (Personaje ficticio ) -- Novela. Policía -- Inglaterra -- Novela. Novela policiaca.

Châtelet , Noelle
La dama de azul
Barcelona: Alba Editorial, 2001. ISBN 8484280470
843 C3913da
Translation of "La dame en bleu." A novel questioning social prejudices on beauty and aging.
Ageism -- Fiction. Aging -- Fiction. Beauty, Personal -- Fiction.* Edadismo -- Novela. Envejecimiento -- Novela. Belleza personal -- Novela.

Dauxois, Jacqueline
La reina de Saba
Barcelona: Plaza & Janes, 2001. ISBN 8401328632
843 D269re
Translation of "La Reine de Saba." A novel based on the encounter between the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon.
Sheba, Queen of -- Fiction.* Saba, Reina de -- Novela.

Rachet, Guy
Ciro: el sol de Persia
Madrid: EDAF, 1991. ISBN 847640462X
843 R114so
Translation of "Le Soleil de la Perse." A biographical novel based on the life of King Cyrus II, founder of the ancient Persian empire.
Cyrus, King of Persia, d. 529 B.C. -- Fiction. Iran -- History -- To 640 -- Fiction.* Ciro, Rey de Persia, m. 529 a.C. -- Novela. Irán -- Historia -- Hasta 640 -- Novela.

See, Lisa
La trama china
Barcelona: Plaza & Janes, 2001. ISBN 8401328667
813 Se31in
Translation of "The interior." An American lawyer and a Chinese policewoman jointly investigate working conditions in an American-owned toy factory in China where a woman has committed suicide. By the author of Flower Net.
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction. Factories -- Safety measures -- China -- Fiction. Murder -- China -- Fiction.* Relaciones hombre-mujer -- Novela. Fábricas -- Medidas de seguridad -- China -- Novela. Asesinato -- China -- Novela.

Crichton, Michael
Rescate en el tiempo (1999-1357)
Barcelona: Plaza & Janes Editores, 2001. ISBN 8484505197
813 C863ti
Translation of "Timeline." A Yale history professor travels back in time to 15th century France and gets stuck, unable to return to the present. His colleagues organize a rescue and on landing in France become involved in the Hundred Years War.
Twenty-first century -- Fiction. Quantum theory -- Fiction. Time travel -- Fiction. Historians -- Fiction.* Siglo XXI -- Novela. Teoría cuántica -- Novela. Viajes a traves del tiempo -- Novela. Historiadores -- Novela. France -- History -- 14th century -- Fiction.

Delinsky, Barbara
El lago del deseo
Barcelona: Plaza & Janes, 2001. ISBN 8484504425
813 D372La
Translation of "Lake news." A woman cabaret singer is fired from a teaching post after a Boston reporter fabricates a story of an affair between her and a cardinal. Lily Blake retreats to her New Hampshire hometown.
Women -- New Hampshire -- Fiction. New Hampshire -- Fiction.* Mujeres -- New Hampshire -- Novela. New Hampshire -- Novela.

McGoldrick, May
Bella en la niebla
Argentina: Titania, 1999. ISBN 8479534303
813 M1716be
Translation of "The beauty of the mist." A young widow betrothed to the boy king of Scotland flees, is shipwrecked, and rescued by a Scottish flagship commander who succumbs to her beauty ignorant of her true identity.
Scotland -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction.* Escocia -- Historia -- Siglo XVI -- Novela.

Peck, Dale
Es hora de decir adios
Barcelona: Mondadori, 2001. ISBN 843970383X
813 P328no
Translation of "Now it's time to say goodbye." Two homosexuals from New York attempt to solve an abduction and rape in Kansas. The setting is a town which has been polarized by racial hate after the lynching of a black man for touching a white girl.
Race relations -- Fiction. City and town life -- Fiction. Gay men -- Fiction. Kansas -- Fiction.* Relaciones raciales -- Novela.Vida urbana -- Novela. Homosexuales varones -- Novela. Kansas -- Novela.