The Sentinel: 1 (Vengeance of Memory) - Softcover

Oldfield, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908800674 ISBN 13: 9781908800671

Publisher: Head of Zeus, 2013

Synopsis

1936, Badajoz: His unit defeated, his ammunition spent, a boy-soldier flees into the hills pursued by Franco's shock-troops. He will need more than luck to survive the day.

1953, Madrid: Amid snow-bound streets, the head of Franco's secret police discovers the web of lies burying his past is unravelling. Even for a man feared throughout the city, the truth is a death sentence.

2009, Las Peñas: Forensic Investigator Ana María Galindez unearths a mass grave in a disused mine. Her investigation will disturb forces that have lain dormant for decades.

THE SENTINEL is a spellbinding thriller in a trilogy of rare power and scope that unlocks the dark heart of Spain, weaving past and present together to portray a country still scarred by civil war, still riven by fear and hatred, still plagued by secrets that refuse to die.

About this title

About the Author

Mark Oldfield was born in Sheffield, but now lives in Kent. He holds a PhD in criminology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908800674
• ISBN 13: 9781908800671
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 592