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The Heart Tastes Bitter
A remarkable psychological thriller by award-winning author Victor del Arbol Eduardo Quintana is a broken man. The tragedy that cost him the lives of his family is a wound he daily tears open afresh. The once renowned painter wallows in grief, subsisting on alcohol and drugs, eking out a living with whatever painting commissions he can get. But when he is approached by a mysterious woman who wants him to paint a portrait of the man who killed her son, he soon becomes entangled in a web of deceit in which no one, and nothing, is as they seem. With each brushstroke, Eduardo opens doors that were meant to have stayed shut — doors that, once opened, can never be closed. Set against the haunted...
Just Breathe
"A remarkable psychological thriller by award-winning author VYctor dea rnol. Eduardo Quintana is a broken man. The tragedy that cost him the lives of his family is a wound he daily tears open afresh. The once-renowned painter wallows in grief, subsisting on alcohol and drugs, eking out a living with whatever painting commissions he can get. But when he is approached by a mysterious woman who wants him to paint a portrait of the man who killer her son, he soon becomes entangled in a web of deceit in which no one, and nothing, is as they seem. With each brushstroke, Eduardo opens doors that were meant to have stayed shuta: doors that, once opened, can never be closed. Set against the haunted and unsettling backdrop of a Madrid plagued by unrest and economic upheaval,aThe Heart Tastes Bitterais a dark and compelling story of the search for redemption, revenge, and lovea:aand the cruel power of fate. "
The Sadness of the Samurai
A betrayal and a murder in pro-Nazi Spain spark a struggle for power that grips a family for generations in this sweeping historical thriller Fierce, edgy, brisk, and enthralling, this brilliant novel by Victor del Árbol pushes the boundaries of the traditional historical novel and in doing so creates a work of incredible power that resonates long after the last page has been turned. When Isabel, a Spanish aristocrat living in the pro-Nazi Spain of 1941, becomes involved in a plot to kill her Fascist husband, she finds herself betrayed by her mysterious lover. The effects of her betrayal play out in a violent struggle for power in both family and government over three generations, intertwining her story with that of a young lawyer named Maria forty years later. During the attempted Fascist coup of 1981, Maria is accused of plotting the prison escape of a man she successfully prosecuted for murder. As Maria's and Isabel's narratives unfold they encircle each other, creating a page-turning literary thriller firmly rooted in history.
A Million Drops
Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, The Seattle Times, and Crime Reads An intense literary thriller that tears through the interlocked histories of fascism and communism in Europe without pausing for breath. Gonzalo Gil is a disaffected lawyer stuck in a failed career and a strained marriage, dodging the never-ending manipulation of his powerful father-in-law. The fragile balance of Gonzalo’s life as a father and husband is pushed to the limit when he learns, after years without news of his estranged sister, Laura, that she has committed suicide under suspicious circumstances. Resolutely investigating the steps that led to her death, Gonzalo discovers that Laura is believ...
Above the Rain
In the latest novel from a master of European crime fiction, past, present, and future collide on a breathtaking journey from 1950s Morocco to modern-day Spain and Sweden. Miguel and Helena meet at a nursing home in Tarifa, at an age when they believe they have lived it all already. Distanced from their children, they feel they are no longer needed. The sudden suicide of one of the other residents opens their eyes. They don’t want to spend their last days longing for supposedly better times, so together they decide to undertake the journey of their lives and confront the darkness in their pasts. Meanwhile, in the distant Swedish city of Malmö, the young Yasmina, a child of Moroccan immigr...
Par-delà la pluie
Miguel et Elena se rencontrent dans une résidence séniors à Tarifa. À court de temps, ils décident de s’épauler pour solder leurs comptes avec la vie et se jettent sur la route au volant d’une flamboyante Datsun de 1967. Direction Madrid, Barcelone et Malmö, en quête des vérités qui blessent et d’un amour qui tue.
Respirar por la herida
Quizás Dios juega a los dados con el destino de los mortales, desperdigando las piezas de un rompecabezas que siempre vuelve a unirse de un modo u otro. Acaso sea el azar el que nos arrebata aquello que más amamos, pero puede que todo lo que nos ocurre no sea sino el resultado de nuestros propios actos. Estas son las preguntas que atormentan a Eduardo, un pintor para quien nada tiene sentido tras la muerte de su mujer y su hija en un accidente de coche. Una famosa violoncelista, Gloria Tagger, le dará una razón para seguir viviendo al contratarlo para pintar un cuadro: el retrato de Arthur, el autor de la muerte de su hijo. Aceptar ese reto desencadena una cascada de sentimientos que dur...
Breathing Through the Wound
Named a Best International Crime Novel of the Year by CrimeReads and a Best Book of the Year by PopMatters From the acclaimed author of A Million Drops, an engrossing psychological thriller that traces a widower’s descent into the seedy underbelly of Madrid. Eduardo Quintana’s life lost all meaning when his wife and daughter were killed in a tragic accident. The once renowned painter wallows in grief and guilt, subsisting on alcohol and drugs, not caring if he lives or dies. But when a grieving mother asks Eduardo to paint a portrait of the man who killed her son, he finds himself drawn to the unusual commission. He alone understands her need to look deep into the soul of the man who changed her life forever, and he alone can help. As Eduardo sets out to discover what it takes to know a killer, he is pulled deeper and deeper into Madrid’s criminal underworld, where mercenaries, prostitutes, murderers, and thieves are all entangled in a dangerous and deadly web, in which nothing, and no one, are as they seem.
Por encima de la lluvia
Miguel y Helena se conocen en una residencia de ancianos en Tarifa, a una edad en la que creen haberlo vivido todo ya. A Miguel le asusta volar. A Helena le da pánico el mar. Los dos tienen hijos adultos y sienten que les han relegado a un plano casi ornamental. El dramático suicidio de un compañero de la residencia les abre los ojos. No quieren pasar sus últimos días recordando y añorando tiempos supuestamente mejores. Y juntos decidirán emprender el viaje de sus vidas, en el que descubrirán que nada es defi nitivo mientras queden ilusiones que perseguir. Mientras tanto, en la lejana ciudad sueca de Mälmo, la joven Yasmina, hija de inmigrantes marroquíes y que sueña con ser canta...
Mientras el mundo dice no
En medio de un universo gélido y caótico, la poesía se abre paso como una reivindicación de la humanidad Víctor del Árbol siempre ha practicado la escritura poética, sin darle difusión, como una emoción privada, y gracias a este, su primer libro de poemas, descubrimos una palabra clara y directa para abordar tanto los pequeños como los grandes temas de la vida (el amor, la infancia, la pérdida...), sentimientos y emociones de todo calibre, que se van dando con el paso de los años, a través de una sensibilidad y hondura que nos interpelan y nos retratan. Un verdadero hallazgo poético.
