La Capitana

Granada, 1585. In a city devastated following the Reconquista, Sister Ana de Jesús—nicknamed "the Captain" for her firm hand—struggles to keep her convent running when the hideously disfigured corpse of a man appears in the cloister, jeopardizing her order's reputation. Who was he, and how did he get there? A few kilometers away, on a hill overlooking the Alhambra, a man guides the lives of the monks belonging to the same order. He is Saint John of the Cross, the prioress’s spiritual mentor and close friend. Sister Ana de Jesús and Friar John—the most unique detective duo in Spanish crime fiction—must investigate the incident with the utmost discretion, all while uncovering a secret that threatens to shake the very foundations of the Crown’s Christian stronghold.