The labyrinth of the spirits : a novel / Carlos Ruiz Zafón ; translated by Lucia Graves.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781443453998
- ISBN: 1443453994
- Physical Description: 805 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Toronto : HarperCollinsPublishersLtd, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
Content descriptions
Original Version Note: | Translation of: Laberinto de los espíritus. |
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Subject: | Antiquarian booksellers > Spain > Barcelona > Fiction. Family secrets > Fiction. Barcelona (Spain) > Fiction. |
Genre: | Suspense fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Pemberton and District Public Library.
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Pemberton and District Public Library | F RUI (Text) | 31894000522549 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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The internationally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author returns to the magnificent universe he constructed in his bestselling novels The Shadow of the Wind, The Angelâs Game, and The Prisoner of Heaven in this riveting series finaleâa heart-pounding thriller and nail-biting work of suspense which introduces a sexy, seductive new heroine whose investigation shines a light on the dark history of Francoâs Spain.
In this unforgettable final volume of Ruiz Zafónâs cycle of novels set in the universe of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, beautiful and enigmatic Alicia Gris, with the help of the Sempere family, uncovers one of the most shocking conspiracies in all Spanish history.
Nine-year-old Alicia lost her parents during the Spanish Civil War when the Nacionales (the fascists) savagely bombed Barcelona in 1938. Twenty years later, she still carries the emotional and physical scars of that violent and terrifying time. Weary of her work as an investigator for Spainâs secret police in Madrid, a job she has held for more than a decade, the twenty-nine-year old plans to move on. At the insistence of her boss, Leandro Montalvo, she remains to solve one last case: the mysterious disappearance of Spainâs Minister of Culture, Mauricio Valls.
With her partner, the intimidating policeman Juan Manuel Vargas, Alicia discovers a possible clueâa rare book by the author Victor Mataix hidden in Vallsâ office in his Madrid mansion. Valls was the director of the notorious Montjuic Prison in Barcelona during World War II where several writers were imprisoned, including David MartÃn and Victor Mataix. Traveling to Barcelona on the trail of these writers, Alicia and Vargas meet with several booksellers, including Juan Sempere, who knew her parents.
As Alicia and Vargas come closer to finding Valls, they uncover a tangled web of kidnappings and murders tied to the Franco regime, whose corruption is more widespread and horrifying than anyone imagined. Aliciaâs courageous and uncompromising search for the truth puts her life in peril. Only with the help of a circle of devoted friends will she emerge from the dark labyrinths of Barcelona and its history into the light of the future.
In this haunting new novel, Carlos Ruiz Zafón proves yet again that he is a masterful storyteller and pays homage to the world of books, to his ingenious creation of the Cemetery of Forgotten, and to that magical bridge between literature and our lives.Â