Galíndez is a novel by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, published in 1990.[1] It centres on a real, dramatic and dark episode of the history of the Dominican Republic: the kidnapping, torturing and murdering of Jesús de Galíndez in 1956, representative of the Basque government in exile before the U.S. State Department and the involvement and cover-up by the CIA.[1][2]: 25 The novel received Spain's National Literary Award in 1991 and the Europa Prize.[1][2]: 60
The detective and narrator of the novel is Muriel Corbert.[2]: 25, 36 She is a history graduate who seeks out the truth of Galíndez' fate.[2]: 36 In doing so she travels from the United States, to Spain and then the Dominican Republic, and uncovers a conspiracy between Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, the CIA and Francoist Spain.[2]: 36
The novel was made into a film in 2003, called El Misterio Galíndez (literally "The Galindez Mystery", but also known as "The Galíndez File").[3][4][5] The film stars Saffron Burrows and Harvey Keitel.[3][4][5]