Invisible Country

"An intriguing era in Latin American history comes alive under Alfieri's sure hand."—Library Journal (starred review) on City of Silver

 
 
In a Paraguay devastated by war, Father Gregorio discovers the dead body of Ricardo Yotté—a powerful ally of Dictator López—and his consort Eliza Lynch. Lynch had entrusted a fortune in gold to Yotte, and she will stop at nothing to find it. A band of villagers, fearful of wrongful punishment, undertake to solve the murder, thwarted by their own dangerous secrets.