A riveting new masterpiece about love, literature, and betrayal from the author of the international phenomenon The Shadow of the Wind.
At the beginning of this powerful labyrinthian thriller, David Martin, a pulp fiction writer struggling to stay afloat, is holed up in an abandoned mansion in the heart of Barcelona, furiously tapping out story after story, becoming increasingly desperate and frustrated. When he is approached by a mysterious publisher offering a book deal that seems almost too good to be real. David leaps at the chance. But as …