Rosa Montero

A dystopian world menaced by ideological polarization and the unlimited power of AI. 

Detective Bruna Husky is winning her battle against time. She has managed to squeeze out every last second of the ten years of life allocated to tecno-humans and start again with her counter at zero. However, the price she has paid is high. She has exchanged the threatening athletic physique that enabled her to knock down any enemy with one punch for the weak and fragile little body of an insignificant calculation tecno-human.

Exactly nine years, one month and twelve days of operational life lie ahead of her, a whole lifetime, and the most important case she has ever had to solve. It looks like a straightforward murder at first glance, the killing of an activist trying to sabotage the facilities of a company. But as Bruna follows the thread, the plot becomes more intricate, and the detective uncovers an evil master plan whose goal is to furnish an artificial superintelligence with unimaginable powers.

When it comes to tackling the menace of an AI that endangers the future of humanity, not only does Bruna have to cope with her new body but also her insecurity with regard to Commissioner Lizard, a former lover who seems to genuinely care about her. “The great, vivid warmth of this book might be just what readers have been longing for.”—Ursula K. Le Guin, on Lágrimas en la lluvia

“A serious yet entertaining cocktail of science fiction and crime fiction, combining the denunciatory potential of both genres.”—Babelia, El País

“The emotion sparks and captivates from the very first moment, and we passionately follow the criminal investigation of detective Bruna.”—Babelia, El País