Prey For The Shadow Av Javier Cercas

<p><b>The mayor of Barcelona is being blackmailed.</b><br><br>A sex tape from her student days - one she never knew existed. The price: 300,000 euros and her immediate resignation.<br><br>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.<br><br>Melchor Mar¿ 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.<br><br>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. <br><br><b>Praise for <i>Even the Darkest Night</i></b><br><br>"A gem of a book, easily the best I''ve read this year" <b>M W Craven</b><br><br>"A wonderful novel. I look forward to many more Melchor stories" <b>A N Wilson</b><br><br>"The first in