Used book – The Executioner of Puigcerda, Daniel Hernandez

In the heart of Puigcerdà, the discovery of still-warm bodies in a Civil War mass grave propels Pere Llobregat, commissioner of the Catalan autonomous police, into the Spanish judicial, political, and media spotlight. The investigation quickly takes a turn, and Jepe Llense, his alter ego from Perpignan, must come to the aid of the Barcelona detective. From the brothels of La Jonquera to the swingers' clubs of Cap d'Agde, passing through the bars of Cerdanya, the formidable duo hunts a killer who always stays one step ahead. Just when they think they've finally trapped him, Pere Llobregat and Jepe Llense uncover a survivor of Franco's death squads, as elusive as a ghost. Daniel Hernandez, an engineer at the CNRS, is also the author of seven detective novels. Among them, "Croix de sang au Grand Hôtel" will be translated in Barcelona in 2011 by the prestigious La Magrana publishing house. Through a plot that stages Spanish society at the beginning of the 21st century, the author immerses us in a Catalonia asserting its independence even in its police structures. He also leads us on the trail of a serial killer who has resurrected one of the most barbaric instruments of death: the garrote. In this new thriller, Daniel Hernandez returns to his favorite land, Cerdanya, but also to the murky world of Francoist atrocities and fascist fanaticism.