The New York Times bestseller ΓÇ£The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature,intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöEntertainment Weekly (Editor’s Choice) ΓÇ£One gorgeous read.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöStephen King Barcelona1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil Warand Danielan antiquarian book dealerΓÇÖs son who mourns the loss of his motherfinds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Windby one Juli├Ãn Carax. But when he sets out to find the authorΓÇÖs other workshe makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In factDaniel may have the last of CaraxΓÇÖs books in existence. Soon DanielΓÇÖs seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of BarcelonaΓÇÖs darkest secrets–an epic story of murdermadnessand doomed love.