Thriller books set in Spain (16)
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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón EN
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Hidden in the heart of the old city of Barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print. To this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son Daniel one cold morning in 1945. Daniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'La Sombra del Viento' by Julian Carax. But as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his find. Then, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, Daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from La Sombra del Viento, a chara... continue
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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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The Silence of the White City by Eva García Sáenz EN
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"You’ll want to race through The Silence of the White City, but it’s best to slow down and savor the full effect of the volatile, intoxicating universe Sáenz has created. This is the first novel of the White City trilogy to be translated into English—the second can’t come fast enough." —AirMail HOW DO YOU STOP A KILLER WHO'S ALWAYS TWO STEPS AHEAD? A madman is holding Vitoria hostage, killing its citizens in brutal ways and staging the bodies. The city's only hope is a brilliant detective struggling to battle his own demons. Inspector Unai López de Ayala, known as "Kraken," is charged with inv... continue
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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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Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón EN
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A mysterious ritual in a cemetery leads two teenagers to a journey into Barcelona's forgotten past
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La ladrona de huesos by Manel Loureiro ES
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Tras ser víctima de un salvaje atentado, Laura pierde completamente la memoria. Solo el cariño de Carlos, el hombre del que se ha enamorado, le ayuda a percibir destellos de su misterioso pasado. Pero ¿quién es Laura? ¿Qué le sucedió? Durante una cena romántica, Carlos desaparece de forma inexplicable y sin dejar rastro. Una llamada al móvil de la joven le anuncia que, si quiere volver a ver con vida a su pareja, tendrá que aceptar un peligroso reto de insospechadas consecuencias: robar las reliquias del Apóstol en la catedral de Santiago. Sin dudar un segundo, Laura se embarca en una misión i... 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 Queen of the South by Arturo Pérez-Reverte EN
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A woman who's lover is a pilot for an illegal narcotics operation learns her boyfriend has been killed and she is next.
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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.