{"product_id":"the-whispering-city","title":"The Whispering City","description":"Product Description\n\n\nWinner of an English PEN 'PEN Translates!' award.\nBarcelona, 1952: General Franco's fascist government is at the height of its oppressive powers, casting a black shadow across the city. When wealthy socialite Mariona Sobrerroca is found dead in her mansion in the exclusive Tibidabo district, the police scramble to seize control of the investigation. Ana Martí Noguer, an eager young journalist, is surprised to be assigned this important story, shadowing Inspector Isidro Castro.\nBut Ana soon realises that a bundle of strange letters unearthed at the scene point to a sequence of events dramatically different from the official version. She enlists the help of her cousin Beatriz, a scholar, and what begins as an intriguing puzzle opens up a series of revelations that implicate the regime's most influential figures. The two women have placed themselves in mortal danger. As the conspiracy unfolds, Ana's courage and Beatriz's wits will be their only weapons against the city's corrupt and murderous elite.\n\n\nReview\n\n\nThe Whispering City is not simply a magnificent thriller: it is a vivid and forensic dissection of an era cloaked in a tyranny of silence -- Marc Pastor, internationally bestselling author of Barcelona Shadows\n\nOne of the most original, dynamic, convincing and addictive crime novels around today ―\nEl Mundo\n\nIngenious twists and turns . . . gives real pause for thought -- Elizabeth Buchan ―\nDaily Mail\n\nAn exciting, original an thoughtful thriller that paints a vivid picture of the awfulness of life in Barcelona, and indeed in the whole of Spain, during the fascist years ―\nLiterary Review\n\n\nBook Description\n\n\nAn intricate, atmospheric and utterly gripping mystery in the vein of Carlos Ruiz Zafón's novels, in the 1950s Barcelona of\nThe Whispering City violence and rumour are rife, and every secret can be lethal.\n\n\nFrom the Back Cover\n\n\n'Embellished with ingenious twists and turns' Daily Mail A glamorous socialite is found dead in a wealthy district of Barcelona. The police scramble to seize control of the investigation, while Ana Martí Noguer, an eager young journalist, is surprised to be assigned the important story. She is to shadow the formidable Inspector Isidro Castro.Ana discovers a bundle of letters from the scene - the key to unlocking a sinister conspiracy. Together with her cousin Beatriz, a scholar, Ana hunts for the truth as the city's corrupt and murderous elite closes in. 'An exciting, original and thoughtful thriller that paints a vivid picture of life in Barcelona, and indeed in the whole of Spain, during the fascist years' Literary Review  Translated by Mara Faye Lethem\n\n\nAbout the Author\n\n\nSara Moliner is the pseudonym for the writing duo Rosa Ribas and Sabine Hofmann.\nRosa Ribas was born in 1963 in Barcelona, and since 1991 has lived in Frankfurt where she teaches at the university. She is the celebrated author of six previous novels.\nSabine Hofmann was born in 1964 and\n is a former lecturer in philology at Frankfurt University.\nThe Whispering City is their first novel together. Highly acclaimed in Spain, it will be published in several languages around the world.","brand":"Abacus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39668063830101,"sku":"9780349139951N","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/dc2cc1be-1eb5-4fab-83c8-e632358a875f.jpg?v=1644275396","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-whispering-city","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}