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The Honorary Consul The Honorary Consul Graham Greene In a provincial Argentinean town, Charley Fortnum, a British consul with dubious authority and a weakness for drink, is kidnapped by Paraguayan revolutionaries who have mistaken him for the American … OL106068W
Gauchos judíos Gauchos judíos Alberto Gerchunoff "Reprint, with minor changes, of the 1955 translation of Gerchunoff's 1910 classic volume about Jewish immigrants in rural Argentina. Twenty-six vignettes, with some inter-related characters, tell st… OL1308236W
Jack's run Jack's run Roland Smith Kidnapped by drug czar Alonzo Asnar and held hostage in Argentina, Jack and his sister Joanne attempt a daring escape while their parents, aided by some old friends, set out to rescue them. OL15071750W
Indiana Jones and the arms of gold Indiana Jones and the arms of gold Lee Marrs The intrepid archaeologist Indiana Jones travels to Argentian to seek a lost Incan treasure. OL15082664W
Three musketeers Three musketeers Marcelo Birmajer Elias Traum, a former Argentinean currently residing in Israel, returns to Buenos Aires after 20 years of absence to mourn his two friends--two fellow Jews who together with him once comprised 'the t… OL15987143W
Seven ways to kill a cat Seven ways to kill a cat Matías Néspolo Set in Buenos Aires at the time of Argentina's financial crash, and seen through the eyes of twenty-year-old Gringo, it tells the story of two boys on the cusp of adulthood who have no choice but to … OL16586774W
Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego Mariana Enríquez A haunting collection of short stories all set in Argentina. OL17319533W
The hostage The hostage William E. Butterworth III The second novel in W. E. B. Griffin's new bestselling series finds Presidential Agent Charley Castillo investigating the death of an American diplomat in Argentina, the kidnapping of the diplomat's … OL17618W
Secret honor Secret honor William E. Butterworth III A World War II spy novel set in Argentina, featuring Cletus Frade, an OSS agent and heir to an oil fortune in Texas. Argentina is crawling with Nazis--their submarines refuel there--and some Nazis ar… OL17642W
At large At large Michael Anthony Steele Thirteen-year-old Ryan Barnes is youngest skater in a group on an international tour to South America, but a Argentinian team, led by an older skater and named Arsenio, is determined to win at any co… OL17903363W
Eva Luna Eva Luna Isabel Allende The history of a woman born poor, orphaned early, and who eventually rose to a position of unique influence. OL1905263W
Against the Inquisition Against the Inquisition Marcos Aguinis "Born in sixteenth-century Argentina, Francisco Maldonado da Silva is nine years old when he sees his father, Don Diego, arrested one harrowing afternoon because of his beliefs. Raised in a family pr… OL19750065W
Dreaming of the delta Dreaming of the delta Perla Suez "Argentine novel set during the Proceso de reorganización nacional; an experimental thriller that focuses on secrecy, betrayal, and violence and reflects the national struggle for power and control t… OL19992815W
Atmospheric disturbances Atmospheric disturbances Rivka Galchen When Dr. Leo Liebenstein's wife disappears, she leaves behind a single confounding clue: a woman who looks, talks, and behaves exactly like her. A simulatcrum. But Leo is not fooled, and he knows bet… OL20500760W
This Thing of Darkness This Thing of Darkness Harry Thompson The year is 1828. Brilliant young naval officer Robert Fitzroy is given the captaincy of HMS *Beagle*, surveying the wilds of Tierra del Fuego, aged just twenty-three. But Fitzroy hides a dark secre… OL2124147W
The Rhinemann exchange The Rhinemann exchange Robert Ludlum Allied agent David Spaulding is selected by Allied Command to transact an undercover deal in Argentina involving top secret Nazi scientific plans. The dealer is Erich Rhinemann, an exiled German Jew … OL24295604W
In Dante's Debt In Dante's Debt Jane Porter Count Dante Galvan was ruthless. Though it broke Daisy's heart to hand over control of her family's horse farm to him, she had no alternative -- she was in Dante's debt up to her ears! Part of the… OL7664464W
A Quiet Flame A Quiet Flame Philip Kerr Philip Kerr returns with his best-loved character, Bernie Gunther, in the fifth novel in what is now a series: a tight, twisting, compelling thriller that is firmly rooted in history.A Quiet Flame op… OL79752W
The Oxford Murders The Oxford Murders Guillermo Martínez If I had read the last chapter first, I wouldn't have read the rest of the book. Th author needs to learn how to end a book. OL7989482W
The Hunters The Hunters William E. Butterworth III Acting on orders from the president, Charley Castillo and his team travel to Uruguay in pursuit of answers pertaining to missing oil-for-food scandal funds, only to witness the murder of the man they… OL7989751W
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