Prey for the Shadow

<b>The mayor of Barcelona is being blackmailed.</b>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 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.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. <b>Praise for <i>Even the Darkest Night</i></b>"A gem of a book, easily the best I've read this year" <b>M W Craven</b>"A wonderful novel. I look forward to many more Melchor stories" <b>A N Wilson</b>"The first in what promises to be an excellent series" <i>Guardian</i><b>Translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean</b>