Spanish Peaks Library District

When a mysterious relic is stolen from a Madrid museum, people are dying to discover its secrets. Literally. U.S. Treasury agent Alexandra LaDuca returns from Conspiracy in Kiev to track down the stolen artwork, a small carving called The Pietà of Malta. It seems to be a simple assignment, but nothing about this job is simple, as the mysteries and legends surrounding the relic become increasingly complex with claims of supernatural power. As aggressive,...

Luisa's latest mystery focuses on the strange death of a child at a Madrid private school, similar to the one where Luisa's 11-year-old daughter, Elba, is enrolled (and Luisa herself attended as a teen). She also draws on the accidental death 40 years earlier of her classmate, Antonio Gasset, who fell while playing with his twin brother Miguel, Luisa and the bewitching Sofa̕ Mr̀quez. Now, Sofa̕ is a teacher at the school, and her daughter becomes...

Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood into the country under the welcoming guise of sunshine and wine. Among them is eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson, the son of a Texas oil tycoon, who arrives in Madrid with his parents hoping to connect with the country of his mother's birth through the lens of his camera. Photography--and fate--introduce...

"Antonia is twenty-six when she is left alone with a child of four in the changing Madrid of the eighties. Hers is the story of an inner journey, that of a woman facing youth and motherhood while trying to claim her place in life, in a city and an era of accelerated time, more conducive to confusion than certainty, especially for someone who has had a very early experience of loss and loneliness."--Back cover cataloger translation.

"A fiendishly fun and charming novel echoing the quirky works of brilliant director Pedro Almod�ovar, The Altogether Unexpected Disappearance of Atticus Craftsman follows an uptight Englishman who is sent to Madrid to close a literary magazine and the five fiery, close-knit Spanish women who must devise a plan in order to keep the jobs they love. Atticus Craftsman never travels without a supply of Earl Grey, an electric kettle, and a teacup--so...

At the Castellana Hilton in 1957 Madrid, eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson connects with Ana Moreno through photography and fate as Daniel discovers the incredibly dark side of the city under Generalissimo Franco's rule.

Ordered by British Intelligence to assassinate the physicist behind Nazi Germany’s nuclear program, Maggie Hope teams up with couturier and spy Coco Chanel, but as the war reaches a fever pitch and the stakes keep rising, the choices she makes will reverberate around the globe and touch everyone she loves.