Castigo Divino 2005 62 Sergio Ramirez Fixed

Set in 1933 in León, Nicaragua, the novel is a fictionalized account of the real-life trial of , a charismatic lawyer and poet accused of poisoning several people with strychnine, including his own wife and his lover's family.

, a dashing, silver-tongued lawyer and poet from Guatemala. He arrived with his young wife, Martha, but the romance was short-lived—she died suddenly and mysteriously just months after their arrival. The Shadow in the House In an act of sympathy, the wealthy and influential Contreras family castigo divino 2005 62 sergio ramirez fixed