The Labyrinth of the Spirits -- Carlos Ruiz Zafon

<p><strong><em>New York Times</em> Bestseller</strong></p><p><strong>Packed with suspense. . . a gripping edge-of-your-seat thriller." -- <em>Washington Book Review</em></strong><br/></p><p><strong>The internationally acclaimed, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author returns to the magnificent universe he constructed in his bestselling novels <em>The Shadow of the Wind, The Angel's Game, </em> and <em>The Prisoner of Heaven</em> in this riveting series finale--a heart-pounding thriller and nail-biting work of suspense which introduces a sexy, seductive new heroine whose investigation shines a light on the dark history of Franco's Spain.</strong></p><p>In this unforgettable final volume of Ruiz Zaf n's cycle of novels set in the universe of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, beautiful and enigmatic Alicia Gris, with the help of the Sempere family, uncovers one of the most shocking conspiracies in all Spanish history.</p><p>Nine-year-old Alicia lost her parents during the Spanish Civil War when the Nacionales (the fascists) savagely bombed Barcelona in 1938. Twenty years later, she still carries the emotional and physical scars of that violent and terrifying time. Weary of her work as an investigator for Spain's secret police in Madrid, a job she has held for more than a decade, the twenty-nine-year old plans to move on. At the insistence of her boss, Leandro Montalvo, she remains to solve one last case: the mysterious disappearance of Spain's Minister of Culture, Mauricio V