CSI meets Jack the Ripper in early 20th century Barcelona: captivating, scary and genre-breaking. In 1917, Barcelona's infamous Raval district is alive with outlandish rumours. A monster is abducting and murdering young children.
The police are either powerless to prevent his terrible crimes,or indifferent to them, since they concern only the sons and daughters of prostitutes. But Inspector Moises Corvo is determined to stop the outrages, and punish their perpetrator. His inquiries take him on a tour of the Catalan capital,through slum, high-class brothel and casino, and end in a stomach-turning revelation.
Barcelona Shadows is based on a true story, found by Barcelona CSI Marc Pastor in the archives of the Barcelona police. 'A winning blend of moody atmospherics and supercharged thrills' Malcolm Forbes Star Tribune'As gruesome as it is gripping... the writing is extraordinarily vivid...
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Pushkin Press
ISBN: 9781782270638
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 272
Tiempo de lectura:
5h 35m
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 24/03/2014
Año de edición: 2014
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Marc Pastor
Marc Pastor (Barcelona, 1977) trabaja en la policía científica de los Mossos d'Esquadra y es uno de los grandes escritores de la narrativa catalana actual. Sus obras han sido traducidas a una docena de idiomas. Es autor de "Montecristo", "Bioko", "El año de la plaga" (adaptada al cine), "La mala mujer" (premio de novela negra Crims de Tinta), "Farishta" y "L'horror de Réquiem".