Prey for the Shadow

A Terra Alta Investigation

By: Javier Cercas

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Paperback | 11 July 2023 | Edition Number 1

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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.

Translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean

About the Author

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.

Industry Reviews

This novel is not just good, it's great - Diari Ara

Cercas' best. A terrific novel - ABC Cultural

The new Cercas shines brightly - 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 - Zenda Libros

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