Catalan Crime Thrillers

In Girona's myth-steeped streets, a killer is making a statement – one body at a time. A loan shark, a corrupt priest, a gang of violent thugs – all hate figures and all found dead, posed in eerie, inexplicable ways. The only clue? Cryptic effigies left on a statue, hinting at the next victim. Elisenda Domènech, head of Girona's Serious Crime Unit, is convinced the murderer is drawing on the city's historical legends to choose their victims. But with resistance from her own team and growing public sympathy for the vigilante, she's racing against time to decipher the killer's message. Dark, gripping, and atmospheric, 'City of Good Death' is the start of a must-read crime series for fans of Elly Griffiths and Ragnar Jónasson.

Unearth the past and face the shadows... When a body is discovered at an archaeological dig site in Catalonia, Detective Elisenda Domènech is pulled into a chilling case. The victim, killed in the fashion of an ancient tribal ritual, dates not from ancient times, but from the 1980s. As Elisenda investigates a tangle of missing persons, academic rivalries, celebrity archaeologists and illegal antiquities, another brutal murder rocks the case. With danger closing in on all sides, she must face long-buried secrets and her personal demons. An utterly gripping second instalment of the "Catalan Crime Thrillers" set against the backdrop of one of Europe's most beautiful cities. Perfect for fans of Elly Griffiths and Ragnar Jónasson.

When a child vanishes, a city's darkest secrets rise to the surface – and in the shadows of Catalonia, justice comes at a price. Detective Elisenda Domènech is no stranger to grief. Haunted by personal loss and worn down by infighting within the force, she's already on the edge. Then a young boy disappears – the son of a powerful local politician, just days before an election. As pressure mounts to find the child, a wave of violent break-ins is terrorising the city, and Elisenda's key informant has disappeared. With the public demanding results, Elisenda finds herself navigating a tangled web of lies, violence, and political pressure. Taut, elegant, and relentlessly compelling – this is European Noir at its finest, for fans of Elly Griffiths and Ragnar Jónasson.