Confronting the "tyranny of those who control the money". 👤 The Hero: Melchor MarĂn
Detective is summoned to Barcelona to handle a high-stakes extortion case: the city's mayor is being blackmailed with a compromising sexual video. Melchor must navigate a world of: Independencia (Terra Alta 2) Javier Cercas epub
He is heavily influenced by Hugo’s Les Misérables , identifying more with the relentless Inspector Javert than the reformed Valjean. Confronting the "tyranny of those who control the money"
Uncovering whether the motive is financial greed or political sabotage. Uncovering whether the motive is financial greed or
Investigating the elite who rule from the shadows.
Melchor remains one of contemporary fiction’s most complex protagonists—a former convict turned cop who is a "voracious reader".
While solving the mayor's case, he is still haunted by the unsolved murder of his mother and the tragic loss of his wife. A Terra Alta Investigation Series - Penguin Random House