La capitana / The Captain

1585. UNA OLA DE CRÍMENES SE CIERNE SOBRE GRANADA. EMPIEZA LA ERA DE LA CAPITANA. «Todo un acontecimiento'. Carmen Mola «Susana Martín Gijón se abraza a la Historia en mayúsculas'. Berna González Harbour «Respira hondo, lee y.... que Dios te pille confesado'. Luis Zueco «No podrás parar de leer [ ], al tiempo que no querrás que termine esta historia magnífica'. Inma Aguilera Premio Cordoblack; Premio Cubelles Noir; Premio del Festival de Granada Noir; Premio Avuelapluma de las Letras. >ENGLISH DESCRIPTION 1585. A WAVE OF CRIMES LOOMS OVER GRANADA. THE AGE OF THE WOMAN CAPTAIN BEGINS. Cordoblack Award; Cubelles Noir Award; Granada Noir Festival Award; Avuelapluma Literature Award. Granada, 1585. In a city ravaged after the Reconquest, Sister Ana de Jesús--nicknamed "the Captain" because her firm hand--struggles to keep her convent afloat when the body of a horribly disfigured man is found in the cloister, threatening the reputation of her order. Who was he, and how did he end up there? A few miles away, on a hill overlooking the Alhambra, a man guides the monks of the same order: Saint John of the Cross, spiritual mentor and close friend of the prioress. Sister Ana de Jesús and Friar John--the most singular detective duo in Spanish crime fiction--must investigate the mystery while keeping discretion, uncovering along the way a secret that will shake the very foundations of the Crown's Christian stronghold.

Pagina's: 440, Editie: Eerste editie, Paperback, Alfaguara