Paloma Sánchez Garnica

(Sofia’s suspicion)

The mundane lives of Daniel and his wife Sofía chan- ge radically when Daniel receives an anonymous letter informing him that Sagrario is not his real mother, and telling him that he must fly to Paris that very night if he wants to know the truth about his origins. Some questions have to be answered. But family secrets can be the most terrifying of all.

And the discovery of an unknown twin brother, one who has decided to steal Daniel’s identity and supplant him in his marriage, inevitably unleashes a succession of terrible events… and unexpected encounters. For so- meone trapped in East Berlin, is anything fair game in the search for freedom? Will Sofía realize what’s going on? Or perhaps she has her own reasons for accepting the new situation?

The novel is written in the style we have come to expect from Paloma Sánchez-Gar- nica: an immersive realism that paints a detailed picture of family life, and has enchan- ted thousands of readers. This time, the plot incorporates elements of intrigue and investigation, set against a shifting backdrop of Paris on the brink of revolution in May ‘68, the gloomy streets of East Berlin, and Madrid during the final years of Francoism.

Roberto Santiago

Ana Tramel: With A for attorney. With A for addicted to alcohol, pills and sex. And with A for anaesthetized (to emotions, adjectives, and sycophants). In this story absolutely everything revolves around her, the protago- nist, narrator and dynamo of the plot. In her forties, she’s about to experience a journey to the dark side of the gambling world, and to come up against an internatio- nal corporation that deals in thousands of millions and has hundreds of lawyers on their payroll. Said with the utmost humility: from this moment on, we are all Ana Tramel.

An excellent domestic noir which, thanks to the powerful voice of Ana, the protagonist, maintains the pace of the best international successes. A novel which is more feminist than feminine. A great judicial plot featuring the addiction to gam- bling.

‘I can take hits like no one, that’s the truth, it’s not easy to knock me down.’

Ana Tramel is a lawyer with a dark past who has reached the lowest point in her ca- reer. Years before, she was a brilliant barrister specializing in important media cases, taken on by the city’s best firms.

She now spends her days between administrative resources in a mediocre buffet, anaesthetising her emotions in a glass of whiskey.

Cristina López Barrio

(Fog in Tangier)

On 24 December 1951, Paul Dingle disappeared in the port of Tangier without a trace. Seventy-four years later, Flora Gascón suspects he is the same man with whom she had an adventure in Madrid and fell in love with. They are linked by a novel Paul had on his bedside table, Fog in Tangier. Flora travels to this magical city full of secrets in search of the book’s author, the only person who can tell her who her lover really is, and whe- re to find him. Soon she realises it is she who must write the end of the story, as on this expedition her own iden- tity is also in question. Flora’s journey will take her to the depths of her heart.

Fog in Tangier is a novel of love, mystery and emo- tion staring strong female characters. It tells an extraordinary circular tale in which reality and fiction are interwoven. Past and present, reality and fantasy, mix and fuse in an intricate tangle that the protagonist will progressively unravel like an expert detective.

Fog in Tangier is a magnificent reflection on literary creation as a transforming force. Literature as a motor.

Carme Chaparro

Roberto Santiago