The Pianist's Hands

As in so many cities in the heat of growth, Breda, Spain, is home to a modest construction company that wants to take advantage of the booming times to construct a luxury housing-complex in the suburbs. Although between the business partners there are differences of opinion and fears about such an ambitious project, the expectation of the sumptuous benefits push them to go through with the scheme. Then suddenly one day, the corpse of one of the partners appears inside one of the newly constructed buildings. Detective Ricardo Cupido delves into a passionate investigation where the alibis matter less than the dark and desolate description of the human condition.

Praise for Blood of the Angels (1900850834, GBP11.99):'A new novel by the Spanish author of Depths of the Forest, which received outstanding reviews. A man facing various crises discovers that a gun has been stolen from a safe-deposit box containing his late mother's effects' - Nicholas Clee, The BooksellerPraise for Depths of the Forest (1905147481, GBP7.99):'Utterly absorbing and brilliantly translated, this should appeal even to those not normally attracted to crime fiction' - Guardian 'A most welcome addition, not just to crime fiction, but to literature in general' - The Independent 'Fascinating modern Spanish baroque from an enterprising small publisher' - DJ Taylor, Books of the Year, The Independent

Eugenio Fuentes was born in Montehermoso, Caceres, Spain in 1958 and currently lives in Extremadura. He is a multi-prize-winning writer of five novels and a short story collection. Depths of the Forest, published by Arcadia in 2002, won the Alba/Prensa Canaria Prize. His work has been translated into more than thirteen languages.

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