Prey for the Shadow: A Terra Alta Investigation by Javier Cercas Paperback Book

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The second Terra Alta Investigation - a new crime series by one of Europe's leading writers

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The mayor of Barcelona is being blackmailed. A sex tape from her student days - one she never knew existed. The price: 300,000 euros and her immediate resignation. A political chameleon who swept to power on a populist wave, she has her enemies. Nor can she trust those closest to her. Both her ex-husband and her deputy would profit from her fall. Melchor Marin, living a quiet life in Terra Alta, is tempted back to Barcelona to work the case. But what seemed a simple matter has its roots in far more serious and disturbing crimes. With the mayor on the verge of capitulation, a shock revelation changes everything - not least the course of Melchor's life. At long last, his heart's dark desire is in his grasp. Praise for Even the Darkest Night"A gem of a book, easily the best I've read this year" M W Craven"A wonderful novel. I look forward to many more Melchor stories" A N Wilson"The first in what promises to be an excellent series" GuardianTranslated from the Spanish by Anne McLean

Author Biography

Javier Cercas was born in 1962. He is a novelist, short-story writer and columnist, whose books include Soldiers of Salamis (which sold more than a million copies worldwide, won six literary awards in Spain and was filmed by David Trueba), The Tenant and The Motive, The Speed of Light and The Anatomy of a Moment. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages. He lives in Barcelona.

Review

This novel is not just good, it's great -- Álvaro Colomer * Diari Ara *Cercas' best. A terrific novel -- José María Pozuelo Yvancos * ABC Cultural *The new Cercas shines brightly -- Jordi Amat * La Vanguardia *A courageous Javier Cercas seeks to give an allegorical dimension to social observation, and succeeds ... a committed moral novel and belligerent tale of denunciation -- Santos Sanz Villanueva * Zenda Libros *

Details ISBN1529422515 Author Anne McLean Publisher Quercus Publishing Year 2024 Translator Anne McLean ISBN-13 9781529422511 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-06-06 Imprint MacLehose Press Subtitle A Terra Alta Investigation Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 863.7 Audience General UK Release Date 2024-06-06 AU Release Date 2024-09-09 NZ Release Date 2024-09-09 Pages 384 ISBN-10 1529422515 We've got this

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