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Meet undercover cop, Erica Sánchez. Orthodox Muslim, anti-system rebel, conventional girlfriend: she is all and none of these. Erica longs to exchange a gruelling Madrid summer for the peaceful mountains of Asturias. But when she flees danger in the city to join her boyfriend there, the old Spain holds an unthinkable secret. For some people, the Spanish Civil War never ended. novel ~ 285 pages |
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"All she had to do was press the button strapped to her thigh. She sat dripping perspiration, her heart thumping. The long weeks of carefully rehearsed preparation with the team were as nothing compared to these last, stifling, lonely minutes. |
