Prey for the Shadow
A Terra Alta Investigation
$30.56
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
11 July 2023
Summary
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 s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529422498 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529422493 |
| Author: | Javier Cercas, Anne McLean |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | MacLehose Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 11 July 2023 |
| Weight: | 460g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 152mm x 32mm |
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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 *About The Author
Javier Cercas
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.
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