Las viudas de los jueves

In a gated community outside Buenos Aires called Altos de la Cascada, a group of wealthy couples gather each Thursday for dinner and cards while their husbands talk business. On a rainy night in 2001, as Argentina's economy falls apart, three men are found dead in a swimming pool in what looks like an accident. Claudia Piñeiro slowly peels away the layers of a closed society, with its status anxiety, hypocrisy and secrets, and ties the mystery to the crash around them. The narrative shifts between observers inside the community.

Readers who like crime fiction with a social edge will find an effective picture of privilege and its fragility. It suits those interested in Argentina in the early 2000s.

Balanced in tone; a moderate read.

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