From master storyteller Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author of the international phenomenon The Shadow of the Wind, comes The Angel’s Game – a 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 Martín, 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 city’s 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 existed – a 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, Zafón takes us 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.
