Королева Півдня

Z͡Hytti͡a i͡unoï meksykanky Teresy Mendosy zminylosi͡a v odnu mytʹ, koly zadzveniv "sekretnyĭ" telefon, podarovanyĭ ïï kokhanym. T͡Se oznachalo, shcho ĭoho vbyly i ïĭ tez͡h zahroz͡hui͡e smertʹ. Teresi udalosi͡a vtekty vid ubyvt͡sʹ, a zhodom dovelosi͡a pokynuty i sebe kolyshni͡u. Zamistʹ naïvnoï dovirlyvoï divchyny svit pobachyv duz͡he sylʹnu, rozumnu, bezstrashnu ĭ bezz͡halisnu z͡hinku. Podruz͡hka kontrabandysta stai͡e korolevoi͡u narkotrafiku na pivdni I͡Evropy - chym ne si͡uz͡het dli͡a narkobalady?<br><br>Istorii͡a Mendosy vraz͡hai͡e, bo rozkazana vyznanym maĭstrom, vidomym ispansʹkym pysʹmennykom Arturo Peresom-Reverte. Ta avtor ne obmez͡hui͡etʹsi͡a opysamy perypetiĭ doli nezvychaĭnoï z͡hinky. Druhyĭ bik ĭoho romanu - maĭz͡he dokumentalʹne i duz͡he perekonlyve rozsliduvanni͡a zv"i͡azkiv miz͡h narkotorhovt͡si͡amy i predstavnykamy vlady, i͡akykh mafiozi zaluchai͡utʹ dli͡a bezperebiĭnoï roboty "systemy". Vykhid romanu u svit sprychynyv spravz͡hniĭ skandal, a dvi uspishni ekranizat͡siï shche raz pidkreslyly aktualʹnistʹ temy i bezperechnyĭ talant romanista.

The life of young Mexican Teresa Mendoza changed in an instant when the "secret" phone given by her lover rang. This meant that he had been killed and that she, too, was in danger of death. Teresa managed to escape from the killers, and later had to leave her former self. Instead of a naive trusting girl, the world saw a very strong, intelligent, fearless and ruthless woman. The smuggler's girlfriend becomes the Queen of drug trafficking in the south of Europe — what is not a plot for a drug mess?

Mendoza's story is impressive, because it is told by a recognized master, the famous Spanish writer Arturo Perez-Reverte. But the author is not limited to describing the vicissitudes of the fate of an unusual woman. The second side of his novel is an almost documentary and very convincing investigation of the connections between drug traffickers and government officials who are attracted by mafiosi for the smooth operation of the "system". The publication of the novel caused a real scandal, and two successful film adaptations once again emphasized the relevance of the topic and the undoubted talent of the novelist.