is a suspenseful Spanish noir novel by Arantza Portabales , released in February 2023. It is the third installment in the popular series featuring police duo Santiago Abad and Ana Barroso . Plot Overview
: While it is the third book in the Abad and Barroso series—following Belleza roja and La vida secreta de Úrsula Bas —it is designed to be readable as a standalone mystery. Author Information
: Critics have compared the "closed group" murder mystery structure to Agatha Christie's classics, particularly And Then There Were None .
: Their friend Antía Morgade committed suicide decades ago after being sexually abused by an educator, Héctor Vilaboi .
