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The Best Thing that Can Happen to a Croissant
- Location(s): Barcelona
- Genre(s): Mystery
- Era(s): 2000s
If you can get beyone the title, then this, Tusset’s debut novel, will whisk you into the life of Pablo “Baloo” Miralles, a dissolute black sheep of the finance family Miralles and Miralles. In his 30s he takes to...
- Location(s): Barcelona
- Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
A politician discovers a portrait of his wife in a Paris exhibition that leads him to conclude that she is having an affair with the artist. He hires two inexperienced private detectives – non-identical twins – to investigate but...
- Location(s): Barcelona
- Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
A writer is murdered at the Ritz on the night she wins an important literary prize, battered to death with the trophy she has just won. A satire of the Catalan literary scene dressed up as a hilarious murder...
- Location(s): Barcelona
- Genre(s): Romance
- Era(s): Modern
A tender yet passionate romance, A Spanish Seduction is the story of Ricardo and Jessica – strong individuals who learn that love can help them face their pasts and ensure a stronger, happier future. Spanish heart-throb, Ricardo Garcia, is...
- Location(s): The South of France (Le Midi), Catalonia
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 11th century
A story of love, adventure and scandal based on the real life of the eleventh-century Countess Almodis de la Marche. At a time when a noblewoman’s purpose is to produce heirs, Almodis resolves to create her own dynasty. Almodis’...
- Location(s): Barcelona
- Genre(s): Mystery, Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Early 20th Century
CSI meets Jack the Ripper in early 20th century Barcelona: captivating, scary and genre-breaking. In 1917, Barcelona’s infamous Raval district is alive with outlandish rumours. A monster is abducting and murdering young children. The police are either powerless to...
- Location(s): Barcelona
- Genre(s): Short Stories
- Era(s): Across the Centuries
Barcelona is one of the most visited cities in Europe, a multilingual capital of an autonomous region that longs to be independent of Spain. The city is famous for its painters, modernist architecture, style of football, and its history,...
- Location(s): The Pyrenees, The Pyrenees (Catalonia)
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Food and Drink
At age 60 Eugene Barter, along with her sister and brother-in-law, moved to a house in the foothills of the Pyrenees to start an auberge. This is the story of her experiences. Humorous and often self-mocking, always gentle and...
Carmen and the House That Gaudí Built
- Location(s): Barcelona
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): N/A
A joyful celebration of the nature-inspired work of architect Antoni Gaudí Carmen Batlló and Dragon, her imaginary salamander friend, love exploring the woods behind their home. But when Carmen’s family announces a move to the city, Carmen is miserable....
- Location(s): Barcelona
- Genre(s): Crime
- Era(s): Contemporary
Tommy Chisholm is in trouble. His dream life in Barcelona is unravelling. He’s broke, his writing career has stalled, and maybe it’s time to pack up and go home. When he’s recruited by an organised crime gang to help...
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