Synopsis
'Aided by some punchy translation and flashes of bathetic humour, Black Wolf is larky fun and knows it' – The Times
The page-turning, heart-pumping sequel to Red Queen, Juan Gómez-Jurado's Black Wolf moves from Madrid to the Costa del Sol in pursuit of a brutal killer . . .
Antonia Scott is the lynchpin of the Red Queen project, created to work behind the scenes to solve the most dark, devious and dangerous crimes.
In southern Spain, on the Costa del Sol, a key mafia figure is found brutally murdered in his villa. His pregnant wife, Lola Moreno, barely escapes an attempt to kill her and is on the run. An unusual shipping container arrives from Saint Petersburg with the bodies of nine women inside it.
Now Antonia, with the help of her protector, Jon Gutiérrez, must track down the missing Lola. But they aren’t the only ones – a dangerous hitman, known as the Black Wolf, is also on her trail. And Antonia Scott, still plagued by her personal demons, must outwit, outmanoeuver and ultimately face this terrible, mysterious killer.
The highly anticipated sequel to Juan Gómez-Jurado's No. 1 international bestseller, Red Queen, now an original series streaming on Amazon Prime. Translated by Nick Caistor and Lorenza Garcia.
Praise for Red Queen:
'Best thriller books of 2023 . . . What impresses is the brainy brio of Gómez-Jurado's storytelling' – Sunday Times on Red Queen
'An electrifying serial-killer thriller . . . tops even The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as a thinking reader’s thriller, and Antonia Scott is like a more sympathetic Lisbeth Salander' – A.J. Finn, bestselling author of The Woman in the Window
Readers are saying:
'I love Gómez-Jurado's masterful storytelling. He has a knack to weave a web of suspense, intrigue, and unexpected twists that keeps me glued to the pages, not to mention his unique way to craft gripping gore scenes that makes it all so vivid, it makes it all feel quite immersive' - 5 star review
'The writing is witty, the plot tortuous and fast flowing, characters well drawn . I read this well into the night and picked it up in the morning and finished it ,abandoning several things I should have done' - 5 star review
'Full of action & suspense with lots of twists which gets you thinking constantly' - 5 star review
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Reviews
“Red Queen is one of the most extravagantly entertaining novels I’ve ever read. Sprinting from spectacular surprise to even-more-spectacular surprise; whirling from one crisply textured character to the next . . . it's an electrifying serial-killer thriller, a fiendishly clever puzzle mystery, and a sensitive portrait of a fascinating young woman. Red Queen tops even The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as a thinking reader’s thriller, and Antonia Scott is like a more sympathetic Lisbeth Salander. I loved every word”A. J. Finn, bestselling author of The Woman in the Window
“A labyrinth of a mystery, crisply plotted and paced, way ahead of the pack”Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Kaiser's Web
“Fast-paced, memorable characters and a cinematic story that draws you in hook, line and sinker. I can’t wait to get my hands on the next in the series”John Marrs, author of The One
“Suspenseful and terrifying . . . A bit of Clarice Starling and a lot of Lisbeth Salander make Antonia a thoroughly compelling character, who will return in two more translations to complete Gómez-Jurado’s trilogy”Jane Murphy, Booklist starred review
