Book description
Sub-inspector Max Romero is asked to help investigate the death of
Leila, a beautiful Muslim postgraduate student, researching the
impacts of the Spanish Civil War on Max's home village in the Sierra
Nevada. The prime suspect, Hassan, has links to a supposed terrorist
group but the police's insensitive handling of the case leads to his
tragic suicide. As a result, Max gets co-opted into the anti-terrorist
operation based in Granada, which is destined to go terribly wrong.
Meanwhile, Max's fascinating family, headed by his charismatic
grandmother Paula, loom large in the gathering events, while shadows
from the Spanish Civil War crowd in to influence the present.
The story moves from the ancient cobbled streets of Granada to
the sultry mountains of the Sierra Nevada. Over it all hovers the
mesmerising but tragic beauty of the city of Granada.
