La piel de una gota

A city under siege. A killer with a plan. A detective running out of time
The acclaimed homicide inspector Ramiro Sancho returns. When a series of devastating bomb attacks strikes Valladolid,panic spreads through the city as iconic landmarks become targets in a meticulously orchestrated campaign of terror.
Behind the explosions stands a man known as The Iceberg —a military explosives expert whose actions follow a logic as precise as it is terrifying.
As the attacks escalate, Inspector Ramiro Sancho finds himself locked in a race against time to prevent further destruction and uncover the motive behind a threat unlike any he has faced before.But the investigation collides with a turning point in his personal life. Having recently become the father of twin daughters with Sara, Sancho must balance the demands of an increasingly
dangerous case with the responsibilities of a growing family. Sara's intelligence and analytical insight soon become crucial in deciphering a puzzle where every clue may be the difference between life and death.
With relentless pacing, escalating tension and the trademark narrative power that has made César Pérez Gellida one of Spain's leading crime writers, The Skin of a Drop marks the long-awaited return of the unforgettable protagonist of the bestselling Memento Mori series.
ral thriller about an enigmatic and seductive widow who marked the fate of all those who crossed her path, leaving behind her a trail of passion,
blood and soil Deep Spain, early 20th century. Antonia Monterroso, better
known as the Widow, is the owner of one of the best haciendas in the region. She struggles to keep it going during a period of lean times that never seems to end and which particularly affects rural areas. However, a fire destroys everything she has worked so hard to build and, in its aftermath, she disappears.
Lieutenant Martín Gallardo travels to the scene of the fire accompanied by Sergeant Pacheco to investigate the incident. Five days earlier, the Widow had filed a report against Jacinto Padilla, the foreman of her estate and former lover, who has been arrested in Zafra with a bag full of money and jewels. He
swears he provoked the fire on orders from Antonia and that she gave him the bag to take with him because they were going to begin a new life far from there. During the interrogation, Padilla confesses to a series of macabre acts that lead to a radical twist in an investigation that will end up turning bloody.
Gallardo, like everyone else who lives in the area, has heard of the enigmatic Widow, but what he doesn’t know is that he will be taking on a case from which he won’t escape unscathed. A fast-paced, meticulously arranged plot masterfully transports the reader to the 20th century rural Spain to give life to characters whose strength and attitudes make them impossible to forget.

A gripping thriller where every second counts and every mistake carries devastating consequences.

The triumphant return of Inspector Ramiro Sancho in a pulse-pounding thriller from one of the most acclaimed voices in contemporary Spanish noir.