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Tomás Nevinson

By: Javier Marías, Margaret Jull Costa
Narrated by: Ben Cura
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AFTER THE ACCLAIMED BERTA ISLA COMES JAVIER MARÍAS' LONG-AWAITED NEW NOVEL

Tomás Nevinson has left the secret service and returned to his old job working in the British Embassy in Madrid. Assumed dead by his wife Berta, Tomás attempts to resume his previous life and heal from his psychological wounds.

But when he is contacted by his old boss, Bertram Tupra, Nevinson reluctantly becomes involved in a plan to locate and eliminate a woman believed to have helped orchestrate the 1987 Hipercor bombing. Detonated by the ETA, a Basque separatist group, the bomb killed 21 people and injured 45.

Full of mesmerising intrigue, Tomás Nevinson offers a deep reflection into the moral dilemma of whether the killing of a presumed criminal can be justified. Marías' meticulous insight and dazzling intellectual vigour show why he is so often said to be Spain's greatest living writer.

©2023 Javier Marías (P)2023 Penguin Audio Crime Fiction Espionage Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime

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"The most subtle and gifted writer in contemporary Spanish literature." (Boston Globe)
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You are living in the mind of the protagonist, his lovers, his boss, his past. Instead of the usual gun-splatter stories this is a mature, moving exploration of his doubts, his worries and his humanity,

A deep psychological thriller

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Fascinating insightful novel placing one in the mind of the central character while also linking in historical events. Great translation also.

Most interesting book I’ve listened to in a long time.

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