Red Queen Spiral-Bound | 2023-03-14

Juan Gómez-Jurado

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Introducing Antonia Scott - the most compelling and original detective since Lisbeth Salander - in the international bestselling thriller that has taken the world by storm.

Red Queen is the first book in a trilogy that has sold over 2 million copies in Spain, sold to seventeen countries, and is the basis of an Amazon streaming series to debut in 2023.

Antonia Scott--the daughter of a British diplomat and a Spanish mother--has a gifted forensic mind, whose ability to reconstruct crimes and solve baffling murders is legendary. But after a personal trauma, she's refused to continue her work or even leave her apartment.

Jon Gutierrez, a police officer in Bilbao--disgraced, suspended, and about to face criminal charges--is offered a chance to salvage his career by a secretive organization that works in the shadows to direct criminal investigations of a highly sensitive nature. All he has to do is succeed where many others have failed: Convince a recalcitrant Antonia to come out of her self-imposed retirement, protecting her and helping her investigate a new, terrifying case.

The case is a macabre, ritualistic murder--a teen-aged boy from a wealthy family whose body was found without a drop of blood left in it. But the murder is just the start. A high-ranking executive and daughter of one of the richest men in Spain is kidnapped, a crime which is tied to the previous murder. Behind them both is a hidden mastermind with even more sinister plans. And the only person with a chance to see the connections, solve the crimes and successfully match wits with the killer before tragedy strikes again...is Antonia Scott.

Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket
Pages: 384 pages
ISBN-10: 1250853672
Item Weight: 1.2 lbs
Dimensions: 6.6 x 1.2 x 9.5 inches
"Red Queen is a smart, addictive thriller, beautiful in both its complexity and devotion to characterization. Between the stunning plot twists, bold structural choices, and surprising moments of wry humor, you won't be able to put this one down until you reach the last satisfying page." --Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author of Find Me

"Terrific - a complex story that unfolds at breakneck speed, a compelling plot filled with twist after twist, a story told with rich, fluid language, and a fascinating, well realized unlikely pair of characters, especially the brilliant Antonia Scott. Distinctive and entertaining." --David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of Murder as a Fine Art

"Red Queen is in a class by itself. This terrific novel has all the page-turning elements of the very best thrillers but what really makes it truly remarkable is the writing itself. Engaging and heartbreaking, witty and wry and immersive--and beautifully structured. I have never read a book as gorgeously complex as this--and that is the highest of compliments. Juan Gómez-Jurado has written an instant classic." - Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of Her Perfect Life

"A labyrinth of mystery, crisply plotted and paced, way ahead of the pack. If you like good old fashioned suspense, with plenty of intrigue and treachery, this one's for you." --Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Kaiser's Web

JUAN GOMEZ-JURADO is a journalist and novelist, whose Antonia Scott trilogy has now sold more than two million copies in the original Spanish, is being published in seventeen countries, and is currently being adapted by Amazon in a streaming series expected to debut in 2023. He lives in Madrid, Spain.