Michael Lampasona

This story was compelling, and I enjoyed it a bit more than some of Jorge Luis Borges' other works. The story is about a detective, Lonnrot, who is set on discovering the murderer who has killed in a pattern. The murdered killed on December 3rd, January 3rd, and February 3rd. The murders took place at equal distances from one another - in an equilateral triangle. This gives Lonnrot the idea that he can predict where the final murder will take place. The killer, Scharlach, knows that Lonnrot would travel there, and kills him (this is the fourth murder.) This is how the story ends.

I thought this story was entertaining, and was one of the better short stories by Borges that I have read. It was ironic how the detective who thought he had everything figured out was outsmarted quite easily.