The Dancer Upstairs A Novel

The Peruvian guerilla leader Ezequiel is responsible for tens of thousands of fiendishly cruel murders, yet he consistently eludes capture. But in Agustn Rejas he has an indefatigable pursuer. From secluded city streets to the paths of a mountain village the policeman persists, tracking and anticipating Ezequiel's every move. Rejas' only reprieve is his love for his daughter's beautiful dance teacher--until he begins to pick up unmistakable signals that her circles--and Ezequiel's--intersect. Based on the extraordinary manhunt for the leader of Peru's notorious guerilla organization, The Shining Path,The Dancer Upstairsis a story reminiscent of Graham Greene and John LeCarr--tense, intricate, and heartbreaking.

Nicholas Shakespeare is the author of <i>The Vision of Elena</i> <i>Silves</i>, winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, <i>The High Flyer</i>, and <i>Bruce Chatwin,</i> a biography. He lives in London.