The Shadow of the Wind

by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

First published 2006

In war-torn Barcelona, 11-year-old Daniel stumbles upon a mysterious book that plunges him into a decades-old mystery. As he delves into the life of the book's elusive author, Daniel uncovers a trail of murder, madness, and ill-fated love. Trapped in a labyrinth of buried secrets, he must risk everything to uncover the final truth and save those he holds dear.

Genres: literary-fiction, historical-fiction, mystery, thriller

Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful

Tropes: mystery-thriller, unreliable-narrator

Setting: Barcelona, Spain, El Cementerio de los Libros Olvidados

Period: 1945, 1933-1966

487 pages · Hardcover · The Penguin Press

Content warnings: death, violence

More by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

• The Watcher In The Shadows
• The Midnight Palace
• The City of Mist
• The Prince of Mist
• The Angel's Game
• Marina
• The Labyrinth of the Spirits
• The Prisoner of Heaven

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