The Shadow of the Wind

This is one gorgeous read. Stephen King A sprawling magic show. . . . We are taken on a wild ride that executes its hairpin bends with breathtaking lurches. The New York Times Book Review Anyone who enjoys novels that are scary erotic touching tragic and thrilling should rush right out to the nearest bookstore and pick up The Shadow of the Wind. Really you should. Michael Dirda The Washington Post "I still remember the day my father took me to the Cemetary of Forgotten Books for the first time..." Barcelona 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and Daniel an antiquarian book dealers son who mourns the loss of his mother finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind by one Julin Carax. But when he sets out to find the authors other works he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact Daniel may have the last of Caraxs books in existence. Soon Daniels seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelonas darkest secretsan epic story of murder madness and doomed love.