A detested television journalist specializing in muckraking has been murdered. Inspector Petra Delicado and her sentimental sidekick Garzón are thrown into the ruthless world of show business, high-society and belligerent celebrities, where public and private lives meet in an explosive and deadly mix. In this new installment in the Petra Delicado series, Alicia Giménez-Bartlett proves once more why she was recently named best female writer in Spain, and gives further evidence for the success of this series both in her native country and abroad.

Alicia Giménez-Bartlett
Alicia Gimenez-Bartlett was born in Almansa, Spain, in 1951 and has lived in Barcelona since 1975. After the enormous success of her first novels, she decided to leave her work as a teacher of Spanish literature to dedicate herself full-time to writing. In 1997, she was awarded the Feminino Lumen prize for the best female writer in Spain. She subsequently launched her Petra Delicado series, quickly making her into one of Spain’s most popular and loved crime writers.

• Jul 26 2007
  Mostly Fiction: "The mystery is clever and beautifully plotted, but it is in the characters that this novel really excels."
  
• May 18 2007
  Kirlus Review: "Inspector Petra Delicado (Dog Day, 2006) investigates the case of a TV gossipmonger whose ratings were equaled only by the number of suspects with a motive for his murder."
  
• May 4 2007
  Publishers Weekly: "Giménez-Bartlett’s gripping second police procedural to star Barcelona inspector Petra Delicado...readers who like their mysteries to provide a window into another society should be pleased."