Red Moon
"When the moon is full and has a red halo inside, a terrible crime will be committed that night." Madrid, 1954. Young Margot Sanz Peters returns to Spain after studying fashion journalism in London. As a member of a distinguished family of diplomats and a close friend of the most elegant ladies of the time—from Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart to Aline Griffith, the future Countess of Romanones—Margot quickly gains access to the most exclusive circles in a city moving beyond the worst years of the post-war era and beginning to embrace modernity. But Margot is much more than a fashion expert. A voracious reader of Sherlock Holmes novels, she's been fascinated by the criminal mind since childhood. So when the mysterious murder of a marquise shakes Madrid’s high society, she seizes the opportunity to join the most popular crime magazine of the time and begins collaborating with the police, testing her investigative skills in an increasingly dangerous game. In this novel that weaves glamour with threads of mystery, Nieves Herrero introduces us to a sharp-witted journalist trying to solve a series of murders in the captivating Spain of the 1950s. A true homage to the golden age of crime reporting.
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Herrero, Nieves
NIEVES HERRERO was born in Madrid. She holds a degree in Journalism from the Complutense University and a Law degree from the European University. She also studied Criminology for a year at Camilo José Cela University. With decades of experience as a journalist in print, radio, and television, her career in the media has been recognized with the most prestigious awards in the profession. She is the author of bestsellers such as Lo que escondían sus ojos, whose screen adaptation broke audience records and won an Ondas Award; Como si no hubiera un mañana, recipient of the Madrid Critics Award; Carmen, which remained on the list of best-selling historical books for sixty weeks; Esos días azules, universally praised by both critics and readers; as well as El joyero de la reina, a resounding editorial success, and her most recent work, La baronesa. Passionate about great stories and noir fiction, Nieves Herrero continues her celebrated literary career with Luna roja, which has captivated tens of thousands of readers.
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