Offering to the Storm (The Baztan Trilogy, Book 3)
By (Author) Dolores Redondo
Book 3
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
9th July 2018
31st May 2018
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Psychological thriller
Horror and supernatural fiction
Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
Narrative theme: Sense of place
863.7
Paperback
496
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 37mm
430g
The final book in Dolores Redondos atmospheric Baztan trilogy, featuring Inspector Amaia Salazar. With masterful storytelling and a detective to rival Sarah Lund, this Spanish bestselling series has taken Europe by storm.
It begins with a murdered child. It ends in a valley where nightmares are born.
When Detective Inspector Amaia Salazar is called in to investigate the death of a baby girl, she finds a suspicious mark across the childs face an ominous sign that points to murder.
The babys father was caught trying to run away with the body, whether from guilt or grief nobody can be sure. And when the girls grandmother tells the police that the Inguma was responsible an evil demon of Basque mythology that kills people in their sleep Amaia is forced to return to the Baztn valley for answers.
Back where it all began, in the depths of a blizzard, she comes face to face with a ghost from her past. And finally uncovers a devastating truth that has ravaged the valley for years.
A remarkable trilogy a brilliant novel in its own right magnificent Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month
Praise for Dolores Redondo:
A fascinating protagonist Isabel Allende
Myth and reality blend in this sophisticated and razor-sharp thriller gritty, fascinating and compelling Steve Berry
This first volume in a planned trilogy is an international bestseller, combining singular characters and an eerily atmospheric setting Sunday Times
Has so many facets to it that it becomes utterly compelling
Publishing Perspectives
An intriguing read compelling and often dark Liz Loves Books blog
Well-written and engaging Raven Crime Reads blog
Dolores Redondo was born in Donostia-San Sebastian in 1969, where she studied Law and Gastronomy. The Invisible Guardian was published in Spain in 2013, with rights sold in thirty languages. It was chosen as 'Best Crime Novel of the Year' by the major Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia and over 600,000 readers turned the series (which includes the follow-up novels The Legacy of the Bones and Offering to the Storm) into one of Spain's biggest literary successes in recent years. In the UK, the novel was shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger. The film adaptation is being developed by the producer of The Killing and Stieg Larsson's Milennium Trilogy. Dolores Redondo currently lives and writes in the Ribera Navarra area of Spain.