Prey for the Shadow

A Terra Alta Investigation

Javier Cercas, Anne McLean

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Headline
11 July 2023

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Crime & Mystery; Fiction in translation

Series: Terra Alta

"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"" Guardian

Translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean"

By: Javier Cercas
Translated by: Anne McLean
Imprint: Headline
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9781529422498
ISBN 10: 1529422493
Series: Terra Alta
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 11 July 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Prey for the Shadow: A Terra Alta Investigation

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 *