Madrid, 1982: The dictator is dead and Guzmán is finally back in the capital. Years of bitter exile in the provinces doing the dirty work for the sinister Head of Military Intelligence have left their mark on the Comandante. He wants out. But he needs money first... and what better way to get it than blackmail? After all, he knows better than anyone where all the bodies are buried. Madrid, 2010: Forensic Investigator Ana María Galindez has been tracking Comandante Guzmán by the trail of dead he left behind him: 15 tangled corpses in a disused mine, three skeletons in a sealed cellar in the Basque country. Guzmán is the key to unlocking some of Spain's darkest secrets. But are there are those who will do anything keep the past buried. By threatening to disturb the dead, both Guzmán and Galindez have placed themselves on the same lethal trajectory.
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About the Author:
Mark Oldfield was born in Sheffield, and now lives in Kent. He holds a PhD in criminology.
Review:
"Remarkably accomplished . . . a credible and atmospheric picture of what life was like under the dictator." —Literary Review
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- PublisherHead of Zeus
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1781851697
- ISBN 13 9781781851692
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages592
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