Our Lady of the Assassins Author:Fernando Vallejo Set in Medellin, The Virgin of the Hitmen is a shout of protest about the violence destroying Columbia. Fernando has a lover Alexis who is killed and Fernando unwittingly takes up with the youngster who killed him. The killings typical of the real Medellin are taken to the absurd in a dark, sharp book that blames the church and the politi... more »cal elite for Columbia's tragedy.« less