Shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2013.
CWA Judges' comment: “A very dark and chilling account of Spain under Franco, this novel is intensely atmospheric and a truly substantial work.”
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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 Penas: Forensic Investigator Ana Maria 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.
Sentinel features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Historical Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
Sentinel is available in Paperback
Sentinel was written by Mark Oldfield and published by Head of Zeus
Sentinel has 585 pages
Yes it is part of Vengeance of Memory series
£7.19
