Time of the Flies

Synopsis

Fifteen years after killing her husband's lover, Inés has served her sentence and is determined to build a quiet life. Alongside her old friend Manca, she starts an unusual business combining pest control with private investigation, taking on cases for women who have nowhere else to turn. But when a wealthy client asks Inés to use her criminal expertise to help plan a murder, the boundaries between justice, revenge, and survival begin to blur. At the same time, the unexpected return of her estranged daughter forces Inés to confront the consequences of the life she left behind.

With her trademark blend of psychological insight, social critique, and razor-sharp suspense, Claudia Piñeiro delivers a novel that is as morally complex as it is gripping. Time of the Flies explores violence against women, female solidarity, guilt, and redemption while exposing the quiet injustices woven into everyday life. Smart, darkly funny, and deeply compassionate, it confirms Piñeiro as one of the most compelling voices in contemporary Latin American fiction.

About the Author

Claudia Piñeiro is one of Argentina's most celebrated contemporary writers. The author of numerous bestselling novels, plays, and screenplays, she is internationally acclaimed for literary crime fiction that examines gender, class, and political corruption. Her novel Elena Knows, translated by Frances Riddle, was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2022, helping introduce her work to a wider English-language readership. Time of the Flies, also translated by Frances Riddle, continues her exploration of women navigating systems of power, violence, and injustice.

Publisher

Charco Press

Publication Date

August 6, 2024

Format

Paperback

Pages

356

Subjects

Literary Fiction · Crime Fiction · Fiction in Translation · Argentinian Literature · Feminist Fiction · Mystery

ISBN

9781913867867