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He\u2019s already prejudiced you against me\u2026Tell me, who told you about him? How did you know where he lived?\u201d \u201cI asked you a question.\u201d \u201cAnd I\u2019ve asked you two.\u201d Now Mattson smiles with a mischievous glint in his eyes, as if the exchange of demands has amused him, and his smooth face fills with wrinkles on his forehead and at the edges of his mouth; then, still smiling, he is serious again. \u201cHey, let\u2019s behave like reasonable people, shall we?\u201d \u201cTell me if my daughter is here or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mattson sighs and, as if arming himself with stoicism, he shakes his head back and forth. \u201cOf course not. She was, but she\u2019s not anymore. When did she arrive? Tuesday, Wednesday? I don\u2019t remember. She showed up with a friend\u2026 Poor thing. She was a little nervous, a bit disoriented. It\u2019s what happens to so many teenagers, I have daughters too, you know?\u2026She told us that she\u2019d been left alone, that the friend she\u2019d come to Mallorca with had left and she didn\u2019t have enough money to pay for her hotel.<\/p>\n

So we took her in as best we could. It\u2019s what I do with lots of girls in her situation. Help them. Give them a chance. I bet that\u2019s not what the guardia civil told you.\u201d \u201cWhere is she now?\u201d \u201cYour daughter? I don\u2019t know. Not here, for sure. I think she left last night.<\/p>\n

Or maybe this morning. I\u2019ve been away and \u2026Have you lost your phone? Here, call her from mine.\u201d Melchor takes the phone and walks away from Mattson and calls Cosette. Her mobile is still off. \u201cNo answer?\u201d Mattson asks. \u201cI told you she\u2019s a bit disoriented. I don\u2019t know your daughter very well, but I thought she was a great girl. What if you try calling her hotel? It\u2019s the same one you\u2019re staying at, isn\u2019t it?\u201d Melchor uses the internet connection on Mattson\u2019s phone to look up the phone number of the Hostal Borr\u00e0s.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure she\u2019ll be there, you\u2019ll see,\u201d the Swedish-born tycoon says. \u201cDo you know why I had you brought here? To apologise. Although the truth is what has happened is not my fault\u2026Taking you by force, who would even consider such a thing. But you can imagine how these things go, there are always people too eager to please and they go overboard.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou mean Benavides?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cExceptional\u2026. Combine[s] elements of a good crime novel with elements of praiseworthy mainstream fiction\u2014dare I say \u2018great literature\u2019?\u201d \u2014George Easter, Deadly Pleasures \u201cImpeccable\u2026. Cercas is unafraid to explore his characters\u2019 emotions, which, instead of toning down the narrative, deepens its impact.\u201d \u2014El Peri\u00f3dico (Spain) \u201cAn immersive examination of the moral and emotional strains brought about by a heinous crime.\u201d \u2014Irish Independent \u201cRemarkably compelling\u2026. Cercas has created a complicated and conflicted hero to follow through multiple books, [plus] secondary characters we recognize and greet on the page as old acquaintances, whose lives we know intimately and follow as eagerly as we would family members.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Los Angeles Review of Books \u201cA resounding success\u2026. Cercas once again proves himself a remarkable storyteller.\u201d \u2014Les Echos (France) \u201cI confess I was worried when I heard Javier Cercas was going to write a detective novel. Who would want one of the best writers in our language, author of several masterpieces, to write a novel that amounts to a riddle?<\/p>\n

But after reading these three books, especially the last one, I have no objection\u2026. In literature, the most important thing will never be to identify a murderer but rather to change the lives of the people who read it, revealing to them the greater complexity of the real world\u2026. This is a novel \u2014a series of novels\u2014that acts as a balm for the miseries we see around us at every moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Mario Vargas Llosa, El Pa\u00eds \u201cImpresses with its power.\u201d \u2014Le Figaro \u201cA master class on what the novel is and what the novel could be in the course of this troubled century.\u201d \u2014Tuttolibri (TTL), La Stampa \u201cIt stays in the memory\u2026. Cercas perfectly captures the fearful mood.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014The Sunday Times (London) \u201cCercas weaves a formidable story, admirably served by his unparalleled ability to embrace the world through the most intimate details.\u201d \u2014Page des libraires \u201cA narrative of extraordinary modern strength and effectiveness.\u201d \u2014Il Giornale OceanofPDF.com JAVIER CERCAS Fortress of Evil Javier Cercas was born in Spain in 1962. He is a novelist and columnist, and he has received numerous international awards.<\/p>\n

His books include Soldiers of Salamis (which has sold more than a million copies worldwide), The Anatomy of a Moment, The Tenant and The Motive, The Speed of Light, and The Impostor. His books have been translated into more than thirty languages. He lives in Barcelona. OceanofPDF.com books by javier cercas Soldiers of Salamis The Tenant and The Motive The Speed of Light The Anatomy of a Moment Outlaws The Impostor Lord of All the Dead The Terra Alta Trilogy Even the Darkest Night Prey for the Shadow Fortress of Evil OceanofPDF.com OceanofPDF.com A VINTAGE BOOKS U.S.<\/p>\n

ORIGINAL 2026 English language translation copyright \u00a9 2025 by Anne McLean Penguin Random House values and supports copyright. Copyright fuels creativity, encourages diverse voices, promotes free speech, and creates a vibrant culture.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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