{"product_id":"prey-for-the-shadow-isbn-9798217007493","title":"Prey for the Shadow","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • The riveting second novel in the acclaimed Spanish writer's detective trilogy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“There is no one writing in English like this. . . . Powerful stuff.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe mayor of Barcelona is being blackmailed with a sex tape from her student days that she never knew existed. The price: 300,000 euros and her immediate resignation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA political chameleon who swept to power on a populist wave, the mayor has powerful enemies. She cannot even trust those closest to her; both her ex-husband and her deputy would profit from her fall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMelchor Marín, living a quiet life in Terra Alta, is tempted back to Barcelona to work the investigation. But what on the surface seems a straightforward case has its roots in far more serious and disturbing crimes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the mayor on the verge of capitulation, a shocking revelation changes everything--not least the course of Melchor's life. At long last, his heart's dark desire is in his grasp.JAVIER CERCAS was born in Spain in 1962. He is a novelist and columnist, and he has received numerous international awards. His books include \u003ci\u003eSoldiers of Salamis\u003c\/i\u003e (which has sold more than a million copies worldwide), \u003ci\u003eThe Anatomy of a Moment, The Tenant and The Motive, The Speed of Light, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Impostor.\u003c\/i\u003e His books have been translated into more than thirty languages. He lives in Barcelona.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233488318693,"sku":"NP9798217007493","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798217007493.jpg?v=1767735084","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/prey-for-the-shadow-isbn-9798217007493","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}