Prey for the Shadow

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 Marín, 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 Σελίδες: 384, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0910, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm