“Pacingofthebreakneckvariety.Shortchapters,funnyasides,lethallypotentdescriptions:Theyallcontributetoafreneticpage-turningmomentum...you’llhavegreatfunreadingit.“--TheNewYorkTimesBookReviewIntroducingAntoniaScott--themostcompellingandoriginaldetectivesinceLisbethSalander--inJuanG籀mez-Jurado’sRedQueen,the#1internationalaward-winningbestseller&thrillerthathastakentheworldbystorm.AntoniaScott--thedaughterofaBritishdiplomatandaSpanishmother--hasagiftedforensicmind,whoseabilitytoreconstructcrimesandsolvebafflingmurdersislegendary.Butafterapersonaltrauma,she’srefusedtocontinueherworkorevenleaveherapartment.JonGutierrez,apoliceofficerinBilbao--disgraced,suspended,andabouttofacecriminalcharges--isofferedachancetosalvagehiscareerbyasecretiveorganizationthatworksintheshadowstodirectcriminalinvestigationsofahighlysensitivenature.Allhehastodoissucceedwheremanyothershavefailed:ConvincearecalcitrantAntoniatocomeoutofherself-imposedretirement,protectingherandhelpingherinvestigateanew,terrifyingcase.Thecaseisamacabre,ritualisticmurder--ateen-agedboyfromawealthyfamilywhosebodywasfoundwithoutadropofbloodleftinit.Butthemurderisjustthestart.Ahigh-rankingexecutiveanddaughterofoneoftherichestmeninSpainiskidnapped,acrimewhichistiedtothepreviousmurder.Behindthembothisahiddenmastermindwithevenmoresinisterplans.Andtheonlypersonwithachancetoseetheconnections,solvethecrimesandsuccessfullymatchwitswiththekillerbeforetragedystrikesagain...isAntoniaScott.
