When Angela Vicario's husband discovers she is not a virgin, he returns her in disgrace to her family home, setting in motion a chain of violent events. Her brothers embark on a mission to find and kill the man they believe responsible, but Santiago Nasar remains oblivious to the danger closing in around him. Gabriel García Márquez's masterwork weaves together honor, fate, and the tragic consequences of a single night's events in a small Colombian town.
