I’ve decided to speed run the StoryGraph’s Read the World challenge this year and visit all ten countries in January! So this was for Mexico, and I always feel sure that when I pick up something by Charco Press, I’ll be in good hands. ‘Zany’ is the word that comes to mind when I think about The Forgery. It’s a little whacky, a little out there, a sort of art-heist-mystery without the heist, fun sometimes, dark other times. I saw another reviewer say they want a film of it, and I definitely agree it’d make an EXCELLENT movie, just the right amount of twists and a colourful cast of characters - plus a macaw. Although I enjoyed it a lot, it wasn’t a new favourite, but they don’t all need to be! Will definitely be on the lookout for Barrera’s other works in English!