"Anyone who enjoys novels that are scary, erotic, touching, tragic and thrilling should rush right out to the nearest bookstore and pick up The Shadow of the Wind. Really, you should." —Michael Dirda, The Washington Post

“Wondrous...masterful...The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.” —Entertainment...

Novelist David Martin lives in an abandoned mansion in Barcelona writing baroque tales about the city's underworld. He is contacted by French editor Andreas Corelli to write a book with the power to change hearts and minds. In return he will receive a fortune, and maybe more.

Presents the classic Spanish tale of chivalry and abiding optimism, depicting the exploits of a knight who attempts to bring justice and truth to the world, accompanied by essays, notes, and a study of Cervantes's language "Esta edici©đn reproduce el texto cr©Ưtico y las notas de Francisco Rico, a su vez coordinador del volumen, y se completa con estudios de escritores y fil©đlogos de la talla de Mario Vargas Llosa, Francisco Ayala, Mart©Ưn...

"England, 1967. Odelle Bastien is a Caribbean e⁺ѓmigre⁺ѓ trying to make her way in London. When she starts working at the prestigious Skelton Institute of Art, she discovers a painting rumored to be the work of Isaac Robles, a young artist of immense talent and vision whose mysterious death has confounded the art world for decades. The excitement over the painting is matched by the intrigue around the conflicting stories of its discovery. Drawn...

"While on vacation in Barcelona, Jack Ryan, Jr. is surprised to run into an old friend at a small cafe¿¿. A first, Renee Moore seems surprised to see Jack, but then she just seems irritated and distracted. After making plans to meet later, Jack leaves, only to miss the opportunity to ever speak to Renee again, as the cafe¿¿ is destroyed minutes later by a suicide bomber. A desperate Jack plunges back into the ruins to save his friend, but it's...

"The internationally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author returns to the magnificent universe he constructed in his bestselling novels The Shadow of the Wind, The Angel's Game, and The Prisoner of Heaven in this riveting series finale--a heart-pounding thriller and nail-biting work of suspense which introduces a sexy, seductive new heroine whose investigation shines a light on the dark history of Franco's Spain. In this unforgettable final...

An historical novel based on the life of the famous 16th century Spanish aristocrat and feminist who was declared insane and lived the last forty-six years of her life in captivity.