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La vida adulta ha separado a la atractiva Palas de su joven medio hermano menor, Héctor, que vive en Londres. No obstante, un acontecimiento familiar volverá a reunirlos y los obligará a recordar juntos por qué parecen condenados a estar completamente separados o del todo unidos, pues para ellos no existe la posibilidad de mantener una prudente distancia. Jo Alexander da vida a dos personajes movidos por una pasión inconcebible y arrebatadora que parece desafiar, como en la tragedia clásica, a los implacables dioses. Pero será posible vencer a las divinidades en el mundo moderno?

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"A chilling and hard-hitting first novel" - The Herald. At the age of thirty, Campbell Johnstone is a failure. He’s stuck behind the bar of a shabby pub, watching from the sidelines while everyone else makes a success of their lives. The most visible is Eve Sadler, a childhood friend and rising Hollywood star. When Campbell tries to rekindle their relationship, he longs for the glitter of her success to rub off on him – but a single shocking night changes everything, in ways he could never have predicted. When the dust settles, Cam’s life is transformed. The recognition he’d given up on is within reach – but at what cost? The Last Treasure Hunt explores our obsession with fame and celebrity with great intelligence and sly wit – it’s a modern media morality tale with bite.

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