by Javier Cercas · Tusquets Editores S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788411070904
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In the peaceful region of Terra Alta, a horrific crime shakes the tranquility: the owners of Gráficas Adell are brutally murdered. Melchor Marín, a young police officer with an enigmatic past, is assigned to the case. A voracious reader with a legend behind him, Melchor seeks to bury his past in his family life, with his wife, the town librarian, and his daughter Cosette. This novel marks Javier Cercas' debut in the police genre, introducing Melchor Marín, a righteous man in an unjust world.
Spanish novelist and essayist, author of Soldiers of Salamis, The Anatomy of a Moment and the Terra Alta trilogy.
