El lejano país de los estanques

When the body of a young Austrian woman is found on an estate in Mallorca, Sergeant Bevilacqua and Civil Guard officer Virginia Chamorro are sent from Madrid to investigate. What appears to be a crime of passion soon reveals more complex ramifications, set against a backdrop of tourism, cultural differences, and personal secrets. The Distant Land of the Ponds is the first novel featuring this pair of investigators, and it combines intrigue, irony, and a sharp social commentary in a story that launches one of the most emblematic sagas of contemporary Spanish crime fiction.