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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

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Prey for the Shadow

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      Publisher: Quercus Publishing
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/06/2024
      ISBN13: 9781529422511, 978-1529422511
      ISBN10: 1529422515
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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 wh

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