White King 9781529093841 Paperback

‘As agile as a matador, Gmez-Jurado skilfully balances exhilarating thrills with the melancholy that is the price of Antonias gifts’ The TimesThe explosive climax to the Antonia Scott series, the first of which -Red Queen- is the international bestselling book and streaming series.”I hope you haven’t forgotten me. Shall we play?”Antonia Scott has an unusually gifted forensic mind. Shes the lynchpin of a top-secret project, Red Queen, created to work across borders to solve the most devious and dangerous crimes, those that are beyond the skills of the regular police.But the Red Queen project is under attack on all fronts. Across Europe, its agents are murdering each other, and long-resolved cases from the past are rearing their deadly heads again. At the centre of it all is the mysterious and dangerous Mr White.Jon Gutirrez, Antonias protector and the only person she trusts, has been kidnapped. With Jons life at stake, Mr White gives Antonia a seemingly innocuous challenge: solve three crimes and bring the perpetrators to justice.The only way to keep Jon alive is to play Mr Whites game, but can Antonia win when she can only see part of the board?The thrilling conclusion to Juan Gmez-Jurados internationally bestselling Antonia Scott trilogy. Translated by Nick Caistor and Lorenza Garcia.Praise for Juan Gmez-Jurado:’Fizzes with energyand lively scene-setting . . . There are obviousechoes of Lisbeth Salander, but the crackling interplay between Scott and Inspector Gutirrez, a gay Basque policeman, adds an extra layer of originality, as does Nick Caistors sparkling translation’Financial Times’What Gmez-Jurado excels at, as conveyed in Nick Caistors brisk translation, is pacing of the breakneck variety.Short chapters, funny asides, lethally potent descriptions: they all contribute to a frenetic page-turning momentum . . . youll have great fun reading it’ The New York Times