The Angel's Game

About this book

From master storyteller Carlos Ruiz Zafn author of the international phenomenon The Shadow of the Wind comes The Angels Gamea dazzling new page-turner about the perilous nature of obsession in literature and in love. The whole of Barcelona stretched out at my feet and I wanted to believe that when I opened those windows its streets would whisper stories to me secrets I could capture on paper and narrate to whomever cared to listen . . . In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona a young man David Martn makes his living by writing sensationalist novels under a pseudonym. The survivor of a troubled childhood he has taken refuge in the world of books and spends his nights spinning baroque tales about the citys underworld. But perhaps his dark imaginings are not as strange as they seem for in a locked room deep within the house lie photographs and letters hinting at the mysterious death of the previous owner. Like a slow poison the history of the place seeps into his bones as he struggles with an impossible love. Close to despair David receives a letter from a reclusive French editor Andreas Corelli who makes him the offer of a lifetime. He is to write a book unlike anything that has ever existeda book with the power to change hearts and minds. In return he will receive a fortune and perhaps more. But as David begins the work he realizes that there is a connection between his haunting book and the shadows that surround his home. Once again Zafn takesus into a dark gothic universe first seen in the Shadow of the Wind and creates a breathtaking adventure of intrigue romance and tragedy. Through a dizzingly constructed labyrinth of secrets the magic of books passion and friendship blend into a masterful story.