La Virgen de los Sicarios (USED)

Set in Medellin, La virgen the los sicarios is a shout of protest against the violence destroying Colombia. The protagonist, Fernando, has a lover who is killed, and Fernando unwittingly takes up with the youngster who did the killing. The killings typical of the real Medellin are taken to the absurd in a dark, sharp book that blames the church and the political elite for Colombia's tragedy.