The international bestseller and modern classic - The Shadow of the Wind is a literary thriller in which the discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alive . . .

This popular bestseller is reissued for readers new and old of Daniel's bookish adventures in the old city of Barcelona, reminiscent of Umberto Eco's "The Name Of The Rose" and Bernhard Schlink's "The Reader".

An astounding critical success. There's an intricate plot, a gothic atmosphere and an elusive quest, as well as murders, intrigue and star-crossed lovers