La tierra dormida

Synopsis of La tierra dormida

In La Coruña, 1955, two Asturian brothers embark for the Dominican Republic, forming part of a group of Spanish peasants recruited by the dictator Trujillo. Fifty years later, detective Corazón Rodríguez becomes involved in an assassination attempt and becomes the target of an international mafia. His only way out is to solve the plot before the hitmen reach him, and the key could be in an event from decades ago. Past and present intertwine in this fast-paced novel by Joaquín M. Barrero, which explores dark passages of recent history.