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Reina Roja / Red Queen
Reina Roja / Red Queen | Juan Gómez-Jurado
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No has conocido a nadie como ella... Vuelve el autor español de thriller más leído en todo el mundo.Antonia Scott es especial. Muy especial.No es policía ni criminalista. Nunca ha empuñado un arma ni llevado una placa, y, sin embargo, ha resuelto decenas de crímenes.Pero hace un tiempo que Antonia no sale de su ático de Lavapiés. Las cosas que ha perdido le importan mucho más que las que esperan ahí fuera.Tampoco recibe visitas. Por eso no le gusta nada, nada, cuando escucha unos pasos desconocidos subiendo las escaleras hasta el último piso.Sea quien sea, Antonia está segura de que viene a buscarla.Y eso le gusta aún menos.NO HAS LEÍDO NUNCA UN THRILLER COMO ESTE ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONYou've never met anyone like her ... the best-selling Spanish thriller author is back!Antonia Scott is special. Very special. She is not a policewoman or a lawyer. She has never wielded a weapon or carried a badge, and yet, she has solved dozens of crimes.But it's been awhile since Antonia left her attic in Lavapiés. The things she has lost are much more important to her than the things awaiting her outside.She also doesn't receive visitors. That's why she really, really doesn't like it when she hears unknown footsteps coming up the stairs.Whoever it is, Antonia is sure that they are coming to look for her.And she likes that even less.You've never read a thriller like this one!
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Mpcacher
Red Queen | Juan Gómez-Jurado
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This is the first in a trilogy written by a Spanish author. It is a dark thriller that follows a disgraced cop & a genius woman who work behind the scenes to solve crimes. It has been compared to the books by Stieg Larsson and it also reminded of me Pierre Lemaitre's work. Not only are the characters fascinating, the author has added thought provoking morality issues to the plot. I really enjoyed it & will be adding the rest to my TBR list. 4.25/5

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Lizpixie
Red Queen | Juan Gómez-Jurado
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Next up is this thriller in translation set in Madrid. I‘m almost 100pgs in and loving it so far! It‘s giving me Red Dragon/Dragon Tattoo vibes so far & im hoping the next two in the series are translated to English very soon!

tonymp I hope they are soon, too, for your enjoyment because I've read all three and they are awesome! Have fun with Jon and Antonia! 12mo
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Lizpixie
Red Queen | Juan Gómez-Jurado
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Bk3 from my #BookHaul is one I came across on IG on a list of 10 most wanted reads of 2023. Translated from Spanish, I think it may be the 3rd in the series. Does anyone know if the other 2, White King & Black Wolf have been translated yet? Antonia Scott is not a policewoman or lawyer. But she has solved dozens of crimes, but never leaves her attic in Madrid & doesn‘t have visitors. Which is why the footsteps coming up the stairs are worrying her…

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mesquite
Red Queen | Juan Gómez-Jurado
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This was good. It was “thrilling†and it moved along at a great pace. A disgraced police inspector, a mental savant, and a shadowy organization seeking clues to bring down a mastermind of criminal acts. People threw out semblance to Lisbeth Salander and Mikel Blomqvist (Dragon Tattoo) in early reviews but I actually want to give her the benefit of a female Sherlock Holmes. 5â­ï¸

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TorieStorieS
Red Queen | Juan Gómez-Jurado
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What a fun and fast thriller! Spanning just a few days, disgraced inspector Jon is forced to work with a shadowy agency to solve high profile crimes on the downlow alongside genius but damaged Antonia. Smoothly translated, fast-paced and from a variety of perspectives that allows levity to break up the tension & exudes a cinematic flair, I genuinely can‘t wait for the sequel! Some parts may feel familiar but it has an overall fresh feel to it!

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robinb
Red Queen | Juan Gómez-Jurado
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I will probably be in the minority here over this (originally in Spanish) beginner to a trilogy. Taking place in Bilbao Spain, Antonia Scott is a forensic genius who is legendary at solving baffling crimes and works for a specialized secret agency until a personal tragic event pushes her into a self-imposed retirement. She reluctantly returns with a new partner, Jon Gutierrez, a disgraced and suspended police officer, to investigate a macabre 🔻

robinb murder and possibly related subsequent kidnapping. There‘s a very descriptive violent encounter with police/villain and some surprising twists, but I found myself not as invested as I should have been. From the beginning I felt I was playing catch-up with the narrative, and I never really connected well with either protagonist. I felt alternately pitying off and frustrated with Antonia, and Jon seemed almost superfluous to me. 🔻 1y
robinb The villain‘s storyline was intriguing but also a bit murky in some details. Overall, not stellar but OK, I guess…3/5â­ï¸ 1y
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