'As agile as a matador Gómez-Jurado skilfully balances exhilarating thrills with the
melancholy that is the price of Antonia's gifts' - The Times "I hope you haven't forgotten me.
Shall we play?" Antonia Scott has an unusually gifted forensic mind. She's the lynchpin of a
top-secret project Red Queen created to work across borders to solve the most devious and
dangerous crimes those that are beyond the skills of the regular police. But the Red Queen
project is under attack on all fronts. Across Europe its agents are murdering each other and
long-resolved cases from the past are rearing their deadly heads again. At the centre of it all
is the mysterious and dangerous Mr White. Jon Gutiérrez Antonia's protector and the only
person she trusts has been kidnapped. With Jon's life at stake Mr White gives Antonia a
seemingly innocuous challenge: solve three crimes and bring the perpetrators to justice. The
only way to keep Jon alive is to play Mr White's game but can Antonia win when she can only
see part of the board? The thrilling conclusion to Juan Gómez-Jurado's internationally
bestselling Antonia Scott trilogy. Translated by Nick Caistor and Lorenza Garcia. Praise for
Juan Gómez-Jurado: ' Fizzes with energy and lively scene-setting . . . There are obvious
echoes of Lisbeth Salander but the crackling interplay between Scott and Inspector Gutiérrez
a gay Basque policeman adds an extra layer of originality as does Nick Caistor's sparkling
translation' - Financial Times 'What Gómez-Jurado excels at as conveyed in Nick Caistor's
brisk translation is pacing of the breakneck variety. Short chapters funny asides lethally
potent descriptions: they all contribute to a frenetic page-turning momentum . . . you'll have
great fun reading it' - The New York Times
