Very unique. She is neither a detective nor a criminologist. She has never held a gun or worn a badge, but she has investigated dozens of crimes due to her unique intelligence. For the past three years, she has lived secluded in her attic in Lavapiés. What she has lost is much more significant than what awaits her out there. Antonia Scott does not accept visitors. That is why she does not like it at all, not at all, when she hears unknown footsteps climbing the stairs to the top floor. Whoever it is, Antonia is sure they are coming for her.
A thriller unlike any you have read before. The Spanish best-selling author presents us with an exciting atmospheric thriller. Antonia Scott is special. Very special. She is neither a detective nor a criminologist. She has never held a weapon or worn a badge, but due to her unique intelligence, she has investigated dozens of crimes. For the past three years, she has lived in seclusion in her attic in Lavapiés. What she has lost is far more important than what awaits her out there. Antonia Scott does not accept visitors. That’s why she really dislikes hearing unknown footsteps climbing the stairs to the top floor. Whoever it is, Antonia is sure they are coming for her. Detective Antonia Scott is considered such an original and influential character that many compare her to Stieg Larsson's Lisbeth Salander. The book The Red Queen has received over 25,000 reviews on Goodreads. They wrote about the book: "Readers succumb without a fight to the charm of Antonia Scott. This heroine is undoubtedly the best thing that has happened internationally in thrillers in the last ten years." –ABC "Juan Gómez-Jurado is read in forty-two countries and has sold millions of books. Enjoy him and read him to death." –El País "Gómez-Jurado captivates the reader from the very first moment." –Booklist "Take a deep breath before you start reading. You won’t have another chance until the end." –Javier Sierra, author. Juan Gómez-Jurado was born in 1977 in Madrid. He is a journalist and the author of many successful novels that have been translated into more than forty languages. The books of the Antonia Scott series are considered a phenomenon in the history of best-selling thrillers in Spain and have established the author as one of the most important writers internationally.
Antonia Scott is special.
Manufacturer
- Author
- Juan Gómez - Jurado
- Publisher
- Kleidarithmos
- Original Title
- Reina Roja
- Publishers
- Kleidarithmos
- Type
- Crime
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 536
- Release Date
- 6/2022
- Publication Date
- 2022
- Dimensions
- 14x20.5 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9789606452840
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