{"product_id":"9781529422498","title":"Prey for the Shadow","description":"Author: Javier Cercas\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529422498\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 11 Jul 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe mayor of Barcelona is being blackmailed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA sex tape from her student days - one she never knew existed. The price: 300,000 euros and her immediate resignation.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMelchor 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eEven the Darkest Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A gem of a book, easily the best I've read this year\" \u003cb\u003eM W Craven\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A wonderful novel. I look forward to many more Melchor stories\" \u003cb\u003eA N Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The first in what promises to be an excellent series\" \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the Spanish by Anne McLean\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46363133837470,"sku":"ADS-9781529422498","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529422498.jpg?v=1767313337","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529422498","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}