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Friday, November 24, 2023

Red Queen (Antonia Scott #1) by Juan Gomez-Jurado

 Fast paced and suspenseful mystery thriller set in Spain.


First in a trilogy featuring the brainiac Antonia Scott, a young woman whose intelligence makes her able to solve some of the most difficult murder cases, who teams up with a disgraced police officer, Jon Gutierrez, from Bilbao. Together they are meant to work behind the scenes on an investigation involving the discovery of a savagely murdered teenaged boy from a very wealthy family. Then the daughter of a billionaire is nabbed. The cases appear to be linked. The clock is ticking and these two must figure out who and why. 


The action was rapid and the chapters were short. Lots of time hops and backstory. Interesting details that many nerds will love. Despite it being a bit choppy, the narrative came together leaving some unanswered questions. The partnership between the two main characters is interesting and definitely has a lot of potential for added depth especially in their personal lives. I’m interested to see where the story goes next and plan to read the second in the series shortly. 


Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this e-book ARC to read, review, and recommend.


This is the first in a trilogy translated from Spanish. Soon to be a major television series.

Genre - crime thriller, mystery, suspense, Spanish fiction

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