The unexpected message from Spain that his aunt has just died stuns Alex Nadal. It's not just that the circumstances of her fatal fall are suspicious, it's that his father had always led him to... This description may be from another edition of this product.
The strength of this book is the extent to which it is infused with a palpable sense of place. There is quite a bit of accurate local color, including reference to the Catalan language spoken in Barcelona and surrounding areas. Say what one will of Burgen's characters, those who know Barcelona likely would agree with me that the people in the book reflect very recognizable types. I'm not sure that any novel in English, perhaps not even the translations of Manuel Vazquez Montalban, rings as true.
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