The World of the Terra Alta Trilogy, with Javier Cercas
Melchor Marín faces a father’s worst nightmare: his teenage daughter disappears. Javier Cercas on his latest Terra Alta investigation, the world of his crime fiction, and creating such a compelling protagonist.
Melchor finally finds peace with his daughter Cosette in the sleepy backwater of Terra Alta, but their idyll is shattered when Cosette discovers that he has been concealing the truth of her mother’s death. Retracing his missing daughter’s footsteps forces Melchor into a dark, looking-glass world.
Renowned Spanish writer Javier Cercas is known for exploring the most ambiguous aspects of what makes us human with passion, insight and honesty. His books include Soldiers of Salamis (which sold more than a million copies worldwide and won many literary awards), The Tenant and the Motive, The Speed of Light and The Anatomy of a Moment. His writing has been translated into more than 20 languages. Fortress of Evil is translated by Anne McLean.
