Prey for the Shadow by Javier Cercas - ISBN: 9781529422498
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Blackmail, secrets, and shocking crimes threaten Barcelona’s mayor and Melchor’s life.

Prey for the Shadow

A Terra Alta Investigation

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  • Paperback

    384 pages

  • Release Date

    11 July 2023

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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
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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Critics 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 *

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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