Fans of Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s The Shadow of the Wind have stormed the bookshops in the States to get a hold of the prequel, the absorbing, gothic page-turner, The Angel’s Game. Published simultaneously around the world this month, it has stormed to no. 3 on the New York Times bestseller list, it’s an Amazon UK bestseller, and a top ten fiction title here in Australia. Zafón-mania is back!

‘Hugely enjoyable.’ Lionel Shriver

‘Fans of The Shadow of the Wind and new readers alike will be delighted with this gothic semiprequel. Zafón’s novel is detailed and vivid, and David’s narration is charming and funny, but suspect. Villain or victim, he is the hero of and the guide to this dark labyrinth that, by masterful design, remains thrilling and bewildering.’ Publishers Weekly