Exciting, engrossing, page turner. Keeps you involved even if you know it's fiction. This book was definitely a winner for me, thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend to all.

Many thanks to the publishing team for my digital copy and review
This isn't my normal genre of read but there something that pulled me towards it and I am glad I did.
It had a really compelling story line and was a very fast paced read. I really liked the character development as we get to find out more about them beneath the surface level which always adds an extra layer of tension to the plot.

A train crash in Buenos Aires, a police officer chasing a suspect and a mother and daughter on the run. Lives collide in this fast paced thriller.

Pushkin Verigo has quickly become my go to for crime fiction from around the world and I'm yet to be disappointed. Urgent Matters starts almost midway through a story so I felt like I was immediately pulled into the chase by Detective Dominguez to catch his suspect whilst simultaneously being pulled into the lives of his family and friends. A thrilling and fast paced crime novel 3.5 stars.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of the novel in exchange for an honest review

I enjoyed this book, a tense storyline with lighthearted moments, but at times was hard to keep track of the storyline. It's well written and has well developed characters.

This was the first book I thik I have read by this author and it won't be the last. I enjoyed this book it was well written with a compelling storyline and well developed characters. There was a ot of tense moments in this book but that was counteracted with some humourous moments. An enjoyable read.

Systemic police corruption, commitment to Roman Catholicism, and the influence of the media in Argentina—Paula Rodriguez’s debut novel highlights these realities in a country still bearing the scars of decades of political and social unrest against the backdrop of a train accident in suburban Buenos Aires.

Full review: https://westwordsreviews.wordpress.com/2022/11/15/urgent-matters-paula-rodriguez/

Urgent Matters opens with a train crash – within the wreckage is Hugo and we get into the story spending time in his company as the considers the carnage around him. Initially trapped within the body of the train there is a period of contemplation and reflection while Hugo waits to be rescued and hauled (through an improbably tight space) back into the Argentinian evening. It’s a fascinating way to begin a story and I was a fan of the way author, Paula Rodriguez, dwelt more on the aftermath of the crash than on the events leading up to the incident.

But Hugo isn’t the only focus for this story and the narrative will flick between him, his mother-in-law (and what a character she is), also Hugo’s partner and their daughter will feature. I used the term “flick” as there is a fast pace to the story and events do rapidly move focus from one player to the next. On one page Hugo may be seen being hauled from a train, then we are with young Evelyn who is trying to hide a mobile phone but next to her mother Marta who is fleeing her home (daughter at her heels) to reunite with the rest of her family while the police want to speak to her about Hugo.

Lots to take in but with a good dose of humour lifting the tension of the respective plights that Marta and Hugo face. While Urgent Matters isn’t the longest book I have read this year it does pack in lots of story and the fast pacing keeps you focused.

The stand out elements of the story was the fabulous character development. All the key players feel like they are pushing their way out of the book into my world. The most fascinating being young Evelyn who is a kid caught up in a frenetic situation which she cannot contribute to. Upsettingly for Evelyn she has her own problems which are causing her a fair amount of distress but she has nobody to confide in and I just wanted someone to take time to help her!

It is always a pleasure to read out of my comfort zone and Urgent Matters took me to new locations and explored different cultures than I am used to reading about. Fascinating and fun in equal measure.