# Prey for the Shadow

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- Book: [Prey for the Shadow](https://www.bookquiver.com/javier-cercas/prey-for-the-shadow) ([Prey for the Shadow.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/javier-cercas/prey-for-the-shadow.md))
- Authors: [Javier Cercas](https://www.bookquiver.com/javier-cercas)
- Publisher: maclehose_press
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-15-2942-250-4
- Published: 2023-07-06
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

The mayor of Barcelona is being blackmailed. A sex tape from her student days - one she never knew existed. The price: 300,000 euros and her immediate resignation. A 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. Melchor Marín, 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. With 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. Praise for Even the Darkest Night " A gem of a book, easily the best I've read this year" M W Craven " A wonderful novel. I look forward to many more Melchor stories" A N Wilson " The first in what promises to be an excellent series" Guardian Translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean