'A masterly novel' - The New York Times Dr. Ernesto Castillo has shunned politics and shut himself off from the world since his father, a Central American leader, was assassinated years ago. The doctor is content to live quietly on a small island, keeping busy with his practice...
A coup d' tat in a Caribbean state causes a political storm in the region and even the seemingly impassive and impersonal Doctor Castillo, nicknamed Doctor Frigo, cannot escape the consequences. As things heat up, Frigo finds that both his profession and life are horribly...
A coup d' tat in a Caribbean state causes a political storm in the region and even the seemingly impassive and impersonal Doctor Castillo, nicknamed Doctor Frigo, cannot escape the consequences. As things heat up, Frigo finds that both his profession and life are horribly...
Set in a Central American republic, this tale concerns Dr Frigo, son of an assassinated liberal political leader, who is called upon to attend his father's successor, Villegas, who has been stricken with a dibilitating illness just days before a foreign-backed coup that will...