Mystery books set in Spain (21)
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The Invisible Guardian by Dolores Redondo EN
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"A police inspector [reluctantly returns] to her hometown in Basque Country--a place engulfed in mythology and superstition--to solve a series of eerie murders"--From Amazon.com.
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The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón EN
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From the author of the international phenomenon "The Shadow of the Wind" comes "The Angel's Game" comes a new page-turner about the perilous nature of obsession, in literature and in love. Through a dizzingly constructed labyrinth of secrets, the magic of books, passion, and friendship blend into a masterful story.
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Reina Roja by Juan Gómez-Jurado ES
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NO HAS LEÍDO NUNCA UN THRILLER COMO ESTE Más de 400 mil ejemplares vendidos. No has conocido a nadie como ella... Vuelve el autor español de thriller más leído en todo el mundo. Antonia Scott es especial. Muy especial. No es policía ni criminalista. Nunca ha empuñado un arma ni llevado una placa, y, sin embargo, ha resuelto decenas de crímenes. Pero hace un tiempo que Antonia no sale de su ático de Lavapiés. Las cosas que ha perdido le importan mucho más que las que esperan ahí fuera. Tampoco recibe visitas. Por eso no le gusta nada, nada, cuando escucha unos pasos desconocidos subiendo las es... continue
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Red Queen by Juan Gómez-Jurado EN
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Introducing Antonia Scott—the most compelling and original detective since Lisbeth Salander—in Juan Gómez-Jurado's Red Queen, the #1 international award-winning bestseller & thriller that has taken the world by storm. Antonia Scott—the daughter of a British diplomat and a Spanish mother—has a gifted forensic mind, whose ability to reconstruct crimes and solve baffling murders is legendary. But after a personal trauma, she's refused to continue her work or even leave her apartment. Jon Gutierrez, a police officer in Bilbao—disgraced, suspended, and about to face criminal charges—is offered a ch... continue
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Der Schatten des Windes by Carlos Ruiz Zafón DE
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In einem geheimnisvollen äFriedhof der vergessenen Bücherä darf sich der junge Daniel ein Buch aussuchen. Fasziniert von der Geschichte, die er liest, macht sich Daniel auf die Suche nach dem Autor und gerät dabei in grosse Gefahr.
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Das Spiel des Engels by Carlos Ruiz Zafón DE
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Barcelona im turbulenten Jahrzehnt vor dem Spanischen Bürgerkrieg: Der junge David Martín fristet sein Leben als verkannter Schriftsteller. Der mysteriöse Verleger Andreas Corelli scheint an ihn zu glauben macht ihm ein Angebot.
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Das Labyrinth der Lichter by Carlos Ruiz Zafón DE
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Spanien in den bleiernen Tagen des Franco-Regimes: Ein Auftrag der Politischen Polizei führt die eigenwillige Alicia Gris von Madrid zurück in ihre Heimatstadt Barcelona. Unter größter Geheimhaltung soll sie das plötzliche Verschwinden des Ministers Mauricio Valls aufklären, dessen dunkle Vergangenheit als Direktor des Gefängnisses von Montjuïc ihn nun einzuholen scheint. In seinem Besitz befand sich ein geheimnisvolles Buch aus der Serie ›Das Labyrinth der Lichter‹, das Alicia auf schmerzliche Weise an ihr eigenes Schicksal erinnert. Es f... continue
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Der Gefangene des Himmels by Carlos Ruiz Zafón DE
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Der Buchhändler Daniel Sempere und sein Freund Fermn werden erneut in ein großes Abenteuer hineingezogen. In der Fortführung seiner Welterfolge nimmt Carlos Ruiz Zafn den Leser mit auf eine fesselnde Reise in sein Barcelona. Unheimlich und spannend, mit unglaublicher Sogkraft und viel Humor schildert der Roman die Geschichte von Fermn, der von den Toten auferstanden ist und den Schlüssel zur Zukunft hat. Fermns Lebensgeschichte verknüpft die Fäden von >Der Schatten des Windes mit denen aus Das Spiel des Engels
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The Summer of Dead Toys : A Thriller by Antonio Hill EN
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When a young boy falls to his death from a balcony in a ritzy Barcelona neighborhood, investigator Hector Salgado pieces the victim's world together in the city's seedy underbelly, where he confronts a human trafficking operation.
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The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón EN
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The third in a series of novels that began with The Angel’s Game and The Shadow of the Wind. The Prisoner of Heaven returns to the world of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books and the Sempere & Sons bookshop. It begins just before Christmas in Barcelona in 1957, one year after Daniel and Bea from The Shadow of the Wind have married. They now have a son, Julian, and are living with Daniel’s father at Sempere & Sons. Fermin still works with them and is busy preparing for his wedding to Bernarda in the New Year. However something appears to be bothering him. Daniel is alone in the shop one morning wh... continue
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Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte EN
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A rare book investigator gets caught in a deadly plot among Europe’s elite literati in this acclaimed thriller—“a cross between Umberto Eco and Anne Rice” (New York Daily News). Lucas Corso is a book detective, a middle-aged mercenary hired to hunt down rare editions for wealthy and unscrupulous clients. When a well-known bibliophile is found dead, leaving behind part of the original manuscript of Alexandre Dumas's The Three Musketeers, Corso is brought in to authenticate the fragment. Corso is soon drawn into a swirling conspiracy involving devil worship, occult practices, and swashbuckling d... continue
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The Fencing Master by Arturo Pérez-Reverte EN
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“A taut, elegant mystery” set against the historical backdrop of nineteenth-century Madrid (St. Louis Post-Dispatch). It is 1868; Spain teeters on the brink of revolution. Jaime Astarloa is a master fencer of the old school, priding himself on the precision, dignity, and honor of his ancient art. His friends spend their days in cafes discussing plots at court, but Jaime’s obsession is to perfect the irresistible sword thrust. Then Adela de Otero, violet-eyed and enigmatic, appears at his door. When Jaime takes her on as a pupil he finds himself embroiled in dark political intrigue against whic... continue
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The Seville Communion by Arturo Pérez-Reverte EN
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A sophisticated and suspenseful page-turner by the internationally bestselling author of "The Club Dumas". When murder strikes those defending an old Baroque church in Seville, the Vatican promptly dispatches Father Lorenzo Quart to investigate.