Mendoza mocks Spanish officialdom, the transition to democracy, and the conventions of the "hard-boiled" detective genre.
He must act as a "bagman" to deliver ransom money for a kidnapped official, the Minister of Agriculture. El Laberinto De Las Aceitunas Eduardo Mendoza ...
The plot is intentionally "tortuous" and reaches levels of absurdity that border on the surreal. Mendoza mocks Spanish officialdom
The novel updates the classic Spanish picaresque style, featuring a "rogue" hero navigating a corrupt society. the transition to democracy