New Spanish Titles - Year 2013 - E

Written in an appealing style and with a social and moral backdrop, this novel is full of intrigue and action with a psychological depth, as well as excellent descriptions and dialogue. The author has succeeded in performing a balancing act between literary quality and entertainment, with a flowing, lyrical prose that makes for easy reading.

When an old man dies in strange circumstances in the home where his grandfather lives, Daniel realises that he is the only one who sees traces of an unsolved crime and not a simple unlucky accident. What was that man doing at the window in the early hours of morning? What is the meaning of the mysterious mountain of dead birds that suddenly appears in the home?

Twelve years after the publication of 'El mozárabe,' the iconic novel that has sold over a million copies and whose success crossed borders and is now forever linked to the greats of the genre, such as 'Los pilares de la tierra', 'Memorias de Adriano' and 'El último Catón', Jesús Sánchez Adalid is back to transport us to the marvellously enthralling setting of the 10th century with a cast of unfor

The Arid Sky tells the story of Germán Alcántara Carnero: the story of his time, the men and women who lived at his side and the non-existant plateau where Monge distills the essence of a savage Latin America.