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2000s: The call for independence is getting louder by the day.
A Body in Barcelona (Max Cámara 5)
What you need to know before your trail
Tensions in Spain are rising: political violence and social unrest have suddenly re-emerged. Madrid is trying to keep a tight leash on Catalonia, where the call for independence is getting louder by the day. The last time Barcelona moved to break away, in the 1930s, Spain quickly descended into civil war.
Down in Valencia, a shallow grave is found among abandoned orange groves just outside the city. Chief Inspector Max Cámara, now heading up the new Special Crime Unit, is put on the case. But this is no ordinary murder. Behind it, Max uncovers a tangled web that could awaken ghosts from the past, decimate Barcelona and destabilise the whole country
Travel Guide
Spain
Just as the 1930s were a time of great political and financial upheaval, the country described in this book is much the same. Catalonia has for a long time wanted independence from the rest of the country. The rest of Spain seemingly does not agree and so the tensions within the novel are real and vastly complex.
Following the politics and the history of the country, a body is then found. The murder however appears as the political tensions mount and this body seems to be more of a political pawn than the subject of a murder investigation.
Ceuta
Spain’s dirty little secret, Ceuta, according to the novel – an island not unlike ‘Gibraltar’ for the political waters and rugged historical terrain. It’s here that an association is suspected of being an ardent Franco supporter, fundamentally opposed to the breakup of the Fatherland and allow Catalan independence.
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: A Body in Barcelona (Max Cámara 5)
Author/Guide: Jason Webster Destination: Barcelona, Valencia, Ceuta Departure Time: 2000s
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