Is The Secret in Their Eyes Worth Reading?
A Novel
Ada’s Score
Eduardo Sacheri's Argentine noir follows a retired judicial investigator, Benjamín Chaparro, who is writing a novel based on a decades-old rape and murder case that never left him — one that exposes systemic corruption during Argentina's darkest political period. As Chaparro reconstructs the investigation, the story weaves between past and present, unraveling obsession, justice denied, and a quietly burning love story with his superior. The novel, adapted into an Academy Award-winning film, operates as both a gripping procedural and a meditation on memory and what we cannot let go. Sacheri's prose is electric, emotionally precise, and propulsive.
“Gripping and gorgeous — the cold case is a hook, but it's the longing underneath that makes this unforgettable.”
Ada Brief
AI reading intelligence“Gripping and gorgeous — the cold case is a hook, but it's the longing underneath that makes this unforgettable.”
Book Details
- Publisher
- Other Press
- Published
- January 1, 2011
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
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Ada’s Score Breakdown
4.4
This breakdown reflects how Ada weighs the book’s strengths and flaws, not aggregated reader data.
Common Questions About The Secret in Their Eyes
- Is The Secret in Their Eyes worth reading?
- Gripping and gorgeous — the cold case is a hook, but it's the longing underneath that makes this unforgettable. Ada rates it 4.4 out of 5.
- How many pages is The Secret in Their Eyes?
- The Secret in Their Eyes is 384 pages long — around 7–8 hours at an average reading pace.
