Okokuqala kufanele ngithi le ncwadi enhle engikhuluma ngayo lapha namhlanje, yenza izithandani ezinhle Izinkanyezi zokudubula ziyawa, ngesimo esifanayo ngekhulu leshumi nesishiyagalolunye iMadrid, kuphela esimweni sesibili ngephuzu lokucabanga okukhulu okuzungeze imfihlakalo.
Futhi ukugxila Ibhokisi lesinemfu, Ngicabanga ukuthi izincwadi zethu zihlale zintula uSherlock Holmes futhi ngenxa yalokho a I-Conan doyle. Akukaze kwephuze kakhulu ukuyithola ngaphansi kombhali ofanele, kaJavier Alonso García-Pozuelo. Isimilo sakhe, iqhawe lethu elisha lesizwe lamaphoyisa libizwa ngokuthi u-Inspector Benítez, iphoyisa ebelizoshiya lokho kuzinikela osekumholele amashumi eminyaka emigwaqweni yaseMadrid yekhulu leshumi nesishiyagalolunye, enezibani nezithunzi.
Yize ngempela uBenítez omuhle ayazi kabanzi ngezithunzi zaseMadrid, ikakhulukazi lezo ezingomakhelwane baseLatina, lapho okwakusala khona kwakungaphezu kwalokho obekulindelekile, kulolo hlobo lokuwohloka phakathi kwemisebe yethemba lokushintsha kwenkathi.
Ngakho-ke, ngemuva kwesikhathi eside phakathi kokungcola kwaleyo migwaqo engenamthetho, uBenítez kungenzeka angabi seqophelweni eliphezulu ukukhombisa amakhono akhe. Kepha akukho okunye angakwenza ngaphandle kokuthi abhekane necala lentombazane yaseRibalter.
Into empofu ifike yafa. Futhi uRibalter ompofu ngokungangabazeki kuzodingeka adonse enye inceku ukumboza umgodi wabo, hhayi ngaphandle kwenkinga yenhlangano eyanele yokucela ukukhokhelwa ngomonakalo odalwe ukubulawa kwale ntokazi.
Into uBenítez ayeyazi kahle ngemuva kweminyaka eminingi yokuzinikezela ukuthi kwakungekho zinkomba ezilula zokubulala ngobuqili njengaleli. Umbulali nje ongambulala emini eqhutshwa ulaka. Umbulali obalekela yedwa akashiyi nkomba elula.
Ngakho-ke amasampula okweba njengesisusa sokugcina awamkholisi uBenitez ngakho-ke umsizi wakhe othembekile u-Ortega.
Futhi kusukela kulowo mzuzu sijabulela iphazili elimsulwa leHolmesi. Izintshisekelo, imali, izinkanuko ezikhishiwe, ukukhungatheka, usizi olufihliwe ... I-maremagnun yakudala lapho kungekho lutho olubonakalayo nalokho okubonakala ekugcineni kungenjalo.
Ubufakazi obuholela kumbulali imvamisa imininingwane yeminithi njalo, mincane kakhulu ukuthi ifihlwe njengomucu kagwayi ebhokisini lesinemfu.
Manje usungathenga inoveli ethi La cajita de snuff, incwadi entsha kaJavier Alonso García-Pozuelo, lapha: