"This is where your hunt ends and mine begins."
Unai “Kraken” Lopez de Ayala barely survived his encounter with a serial killer in the first book of this trilogy. As this second installment opens, Unai is on leave from his job as a profiler in the Criminal Investigation Unit of Vitoria's police department. As he recovers from Broca's aphasia after the bullet to his head (he can't speak) he is stunned when his boss and lover, Deputy Superintendent Alba Díaz de Salvatierra, tells him that she is pregnant. Their discussion is interrupted when Unai gets a message from his partner, Inpector Estibaliz Gauna. A body has been found that shows signs of a ritual murder and is identified as being a woman Unai was involved with during a summer camp when he was 16 years old. He's drawn into the investigation as yet another victim is found who is killed in a similar way. Unai knows that these deaths are related to what happened at the summer camp and he and Esti need to find this villain before it happens again. He's especially worried because the victims were expectant parents and, if he is the father of Alba's baby, he may well the killer's next target. NO SPOILERS.
Oh wow - there is so much going on in this book and it's 480 pages of nonstop guessing as the narrative flips back and forth in time and the story plays out. I loved the first book (and the Netflix series) so much that I took my time and savored it. I love the setting, the descriptions, the characters, and the intricate plotting that kept me glued to the pages and immersed in the White City world. The historical and archeological details are a huge part of this thriller and provide such and interesting background to the events that transpire. The relationships between the characters are explored and thus they are multidimensional and compelling. I am so looking forward to the third and final book in this trilogy and hope to be reading it soon.
Thank you to NetGalley and Vintage/Black Lizard for this e-book ARC to read and review. Very highly recommended for all crime thriller fans.
This is the second book in the trilogy so READ #1 FIRST.
Genre - crime thriller, Spain
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