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title: "The Summer of Dead Toys: A Thriller"
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# The Summer of Dead Toys: A Thriller

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desertcart.com: The Summer of Dead Toys: A Thriller: 9780770435899: Hill, Antonio: Books

Review: Hoping for more additions to this Barcelona-based series - I find myself reading a lot of mysteries these days where the setting is a major part of the attraction -- Jo Nesbo, Maurizio di Giovanni, Andrea Camilleri, Adrian McKinty, Tarquin Hall, Qiu Xialong. A new series featuring one of my favorite cities in the world sounded really fun. This book didn't disappoint. Sympathetic characters with different challenges than one usually finds with dysfunctional detectives, and a good story line. I look forward to The Good Suicides.
Review: Smooth As Silk Mystery / Exciting New Characters - Inspector Hector Salgado has returned to Barcelona after a mandatory stay in Argentina following the beating of a suspect in a child human trafficking case. To ease him back into law enforcement, his boss and employer has partnered him with a new rookie (with computer skills) to look into the death of a teenage boy who fell to his death from the top of a house. Everyone assumes it was an accident, as he had been drinking shortly before. Ahhhh... but not everything is as it looks. Was it an accident? Suicide? Or was it murder? His investigation leads to another death of a teenager. His suspect beating comes back to haunt him. And all roads lead from the summer of dead toys. There are a lot of characters in this book, but they are so tightly woven, and so well written, you get to know them all in short order. The story flows smoothly with some surprises along the way. I give it 5 stars ... and now on my way to desertcart for the 2nd book in this series ... The Good Suicides. Keeping my fingers crossed there will be more Hector Salgado books in the future.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #6,418,129 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3,137 in Hispanic American Literature & Fiction #9,850 in International Mystery & Crime (Books) #20,383 in Police Procedurals (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars (139) |
| Dimensions  | 5.16 x 0.78 x 8 inches |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| ISBN-10  | 0770435890 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0770435899 |
| Item Weight  | 10.4 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 368 pages |
| Publication date  | May 13, 2014 |
| Publisher  | Crown |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hoping for more additions to this Barcelona-based series
*by L***E on August 21, 2014*

I find myself reading a lot of mysteries these days where the setting is a major part of the attraction -- Jo Nesbo, Maurizio di Giovanni, Andrea Camilleri, Adrian McKinty, Tarquin Hall, Qiu Xialong. A new series featuring one of my favorite cities in the world sounded really fun. This book didn't disappoint. Sympathetic characters with different challenges than one usually finds with dysfunctional detectives, and a good story line. I look forward to The Good Suicides.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Smooth As Silk Mystery / Exciting New Characters
*by B***R on October 3, 2014*

Inspector Hector Salgado has returned to Barcelona after a mandatory stay in Argentina following the beating of a suspect in a child human trafficking case. To ease him back into law enforcement, his boss and employer has partnered him with a new rookie (with computer skills) to look into the death of a teenage boy who fell to his death from the top of a house. Everyone assumes it was an accident, as he had been drinking shortly before. Ahhhh... but not everything is as it looks. Was it an accident? Suicide? Or was it murder? His investigation leads to another death of a teenager. His suspect beating comes back to haunt him. And all roads lead from the summer of dead toys. There are a lot of characters in this book, but they are so tightly woven, and so well written, you get to know them all in short order. The story flows smoothly with some surprises along the way. I give it 5 stars ... and now on my way to Amazon for the 2nd book in this series ... The Good Suicides. Keeping my fingers crossed there will be more Hector Salgado books in the future.

### ⭐⭐⭐ Slow,but good.
*by K***R on October 21, 2017*

The title sounded clever and the story had some twists and turns. I didn't like being left at the end with a cliffhanger. Still a good read

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