Book Reviews


This mystery is sustained throughout the story which
in turn never follows a straight line. Of course, the
young researcher is extremely interested in making love
to the old man's granddaughter.

 All the stories in Pasi6n de historic have a morbid
attraction to sex, violence and death, everyday topics
in El Vocero and in everyday life in Puerto Rico. We
can see Ana Lydia Vega's development as a writer from
her first stories published in magazines and in the
weekly newspaper Claridad to this extremely effective
style where mystery, suspense and all the elements of
the thriller are incorporated. It is not your everyday
mystery story; the language bewitches the reader who
enjoys every word and moment of the story.



 Maria Cristina Rodriguez
 University of Puerto Rico
 Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico