Las huellas del mal
(Book)

Corre el ao 1892. Argentina es una nacin joven, pero se encuentra entre las ms pujantes y desarrolladas del mundo. Dos misteriosos agentes de la polica federal llegan al pueblo de Quequn, en la costa atlntica, para ayudar a resolver un crimen. Dos nios han sido degollados y su madre, viva, aunque en estado catatnico, es la nica testigo del hecho. Uno de los agentes es Juan Vucetich, un inmigrante de origen croata que concibe un mtodo innovador: la dactiloscopia, una disciplina que permite identificar inequvocamente a una persona por el relieve nico de las crestas papilares de los dedos de la mano. Si lograran resolver un crimen tan horroroso gracias a este procedimiento, Argentina tomara la delantera geopoltica con un logro revolucionario para la administracin de los pases. Con gran capacidad narrativa y una afinada precisin para describir el clima turbulento, expectante e innovador que se viva a las puertas del siglo xx, Federico Andahazi cre una historia oscura y atrapante que indaga en personajes tan frgiles y complejos como valientes. Persecuciones, corrupcin, intrigas internacionales y anarquistas revolucionarios recorren las pginas de esta novela en la que se amalgaman, de forma erudita y delicada, el disfrute y la reflexin.ENGLISH DESCRIPTION1892: Argentina is a young nation, among the most vibrant and developed in the world. Two mysterious federal police agents arrive in Quequn, a village on the Atlantic coast, to help solve a crime. Two children were beheaded and their mother, still alive, although in a catatonic state, is the only witness to the tragedy. One of the police officers is Juan Vucetich, a Croatian immigrant who designed an innovative method: dactyloscopy -or fingerprinting- that makes it possible to unequivocally identify a person by the unique relief of the papillary ridges of the fingers. If they were able to solve such a dreadful crime using this procedure, Argentina would take the geopolitical lead with this revolutionary achievement, a gift for the administration of many countries. With great narrative and refined precision to describe the turbulent, expectant, and innovative climate that existed at the gates of the 20th century, Federico Andahazi created a dark and captivating story that delves into characters as fragile and complex as they are brave. Persecutions, corruption, international intrigues, and revolutionary anarchists run through the pages of this novel in which enjoyment and reflection are brought together in an erudite and delicate way.