Prey for the Shadow: A Terra Alta Investigation

Javier Cercas

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Spain, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime & mystery, Fiction in translation

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MacLehose Press
- Paperback Sep 10, 2024 | 9781529422511 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
- Trade Paperback Jul 11, 2023 | 9781529422498 | RRP $32.99 Buy Now
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- e-Book Jul 6, 2023 | 9781529422504 | RRP $15.99 Buy Now
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MacLehose Press
- Paperback Sep 10, 2024 | 9781529422511 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
- Trade Paperback Jul 11, 2023 | 9781529422498 | RRP $32.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Dec 12, 2023 | 9781529422481 | RRP $55.00 Buy Now
- e-Book Jul 6, 2023 | 9781529422504 | RRP $15.99 Buy Now
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Maclehose Press
- Paperback Sep 10, 2024 | 9781529422511 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
- Trade Paperback Jul 11, 2023 | 9781529422498 | RRP $32.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Dec 12, 2023 | 9781529422481 | RRP $55.00 Buy Now
- e-Book Jul 6, 2023 | 9781529422504 | RRP $15.99 Buy Now

The second Terra Alta Investigation - a new crime series by one of Europe's leading writers

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.

Praise for Even the Darkest Night

"A gem of a book, easily the best I've read this year" M W Craven

"A wonderful novel. I look forward to many more Melchor stories" A N Wilson

"The first in what promises to be an excellent series" Guardian

Translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean

Praise for Prey for the Shadow: A Terra Alta Investigation

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
This novel is not just good, it's great - Diari Ara
Cercas' best. A terrific novel - ABC Cultural

Javier Cercas

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.