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Even the Darkest Night: A Terra Alta Novel Audiobook
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INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLER • WINNER OF SPAIN’S BIGGEST LITERARY PRIZE • Barcelona detective Melchor Marín is sent to the countryside to investigate a horrific double murder. Before long, it becomes clear that nothing about the case is quite as it seems in this “sweeping romantic novel in the form of a police procedural” (Wall Street Journal). The first book in the internationally acclaimed series: Melchor, the son of a prostitute, went to prison as a teenager, convicted of working for a Colombian drug cartel. Behind bars, he read a book that changed his life: Les Misérables. Then his mother was murdered. He decided to become a cop. This new case, in Terra Alta, a remote region of rural Catalonia—the murder of a wealthy local man and his wife—will turn Melchor’s life upside down yet again. Even the Darkest Night is a thought-provoking, elegantly constructed thriller about justice, revenge, and, above all, the struggles of a righteous man trying to find his place in a corrupt world.
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“Masterful storytelling here, weaving a compelling drama…A winning choice for both literary-fiction and crime-fiction book groups.”
— Booklist (starred review)
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“[A] sweeping romantic novel in the form of a police procedural.”
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“History casts a long shadow over this tale of political and personal loyalties.”
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“Could it be that this series is as wide-ranging and addictive as Les Misérables?”
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“Cercas…bends the rules of the conventional whodunit by diving deep into the investigating detective’s past.”
— New York Times Book Review
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A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice of the Week
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Winner of Spain's Premio Planeta Award
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An Amazon Editor’s Top Pick in Mystery, Thrillers, & Suspense
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About Javier Cercas
Javier Cercas was born in Spain in 1962. He is a novelist and columnist, and he has received numerous international awards. His books include Soldiers of Salamis (which has sold more than a million copies worldwide), The Anatomy of a Moment, The Tenant, and The Motive, The Speed of Light, and The Impostor. His books have been translated into more than thirty languages. He lives in Barcelona. (Translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean)