May R. Ayamonte

The 1980s, a voice.

A group of people walks through a narrow landscape. No one dares to lift their eyes from the path or utter a word. Their mission is clear: they must head to the agreed-upon place, the one their bodies will inhabit and that will cast light upon their lives. Because there, where he awaits them, the Word is about to become flesh.

2023, a body.

The most devoted crowd in front of the Church of San Pedro and San Pablo, waiting for the procession of Christ of Mercy to begin, one of the most revered in Granada. Darkness and silence blanket every corner of the scene, until the doors open and the flicker of candles signals the start of the procession, which has barely moved a few meters when a scream shatters the stillness of the night.

Jimena Cruz, who is among the crowd, pushes her way through the throng. One has followed another, and now everyone points to the sky as they realize, in horror, that a body is hanging high from the bell tower.

And the beginning of a nightmare.

A new descent into hell awaits Jimena, who must hunt down a killer while grappling with a disturbing manifesto that has reached the public, warning of a desire to see the Alhambra reduced to ashes.

After Las niñas salvajes and Las aguas sagradas, the long-awaited conclusion arrives—one that thousands of readers have been waiting for.