From the author of the international phenomenon The Shadow of the Wind,comes a riveting masterpiece about loveliteratureand betrayal. In this powerfullabyrinthian thrillerDavid Martín is a pulp fiction writer struggling to stay afloat. Holed up in a haunting abandoned mansion in the heart of Barcelonahe furiously taps out story after storybecoming increasingly desperate and frustrated. Thuswhen he is approached by a mysterious publisher offering a book deal that seems almost too good to be realDavid leaps at the chance. But as he begins the workand after a visit to the Cemetery of Forgotten Bookshe realizes that there is a connection between his book and the shadows that surround his dilapidated home and that the publisher may be hiding a few troubling secrets of his own. Once againRuiz Zafón takes us into a darkgothic Barcelona and creates a breathtaking tale of intrigueromanceand tragedy