The Maze of Cadiz

1944. Sent to Spain to arrest a rogue spy, British agent Peter Cotton expects an easy first assignment. But he arrives to find his quarry dead and all of Cadiz awaiting his arrival.
      In a hotbed of scandal and murder, Cotton must navigate through a labyrinth of international conspiracies, shifting political allegiances and a mysterious local expatriate community to discover the truth. What he unearths could just tilt the emerging balance of post-war power and the course of history for ever.

'Accomplished crime-writing debut...atmospheric and surprising', - Sunday Times (Culture), Joan Smith

Very moving...plot is intriguing - New Books

The Maze of Cadiz is a splendid debut mystery ... Monroe provides terrific and convincing historical atmosphere; I am delighted that she is writing more Peter Cotton novels - Marcel Berlins, The Times

Aly Monroe has created an impressive novel with an extraordinary, dream-like atmosphere ... only the first of a series of novels about him. The next can't come too soon. - Natasha Cooper, Financial Times

Aly Monroe is a newcomer to crime writing, whose accomplished debut, The Maze of Cadiz, is set in 1944 ... Monroe's portrait of Cadiz in the aftermath of the civil war is atmospheric, and in a surprising twist the mild-mannered Cotton turns out to be as devious as his adversaries - Joan Smith, The Sunday Times

Cotton's investigating is clever and fascinating - Matthew Lewin, Guardian

Addictive - Sunday Telegraph

Her writing is skilful and evocative...The Maze of Cadiz is a stylish and impressive debut - The Economist

Aly Monroe was born and educated in England. She has lived in several countries mostly Spain - and speaks several languages. She is married and has three children. This is her first novel, part of a projected series that begins during the Second World War and follows the process of decolonisation and the aftermath of Empire.

1944. Sent to Spain to arrest a rogue spy, British agent Peter Cotton expects an easy first assignment. But he arrives to find his quarry dead and all of Cadiz awaiting his arrival. In a hotbed of scandal and murder, Cotton must navigate through a labyrinth of international conspiracies, shifting political allegiances and a mysterious local expatriate community to discover the truth. What he unearths could just tilt the emerging balance of post-war power and the course of history for ever.

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