On the back of the photo is a note: GO TO THE POLICE AND SHE DIES. I bought this Kindle book bec Wealthy, cultivated Mercedes Eduard seems to have everything money can buy, but her serene life in Costa Brava is abruptly shattered when she receives a photograph of her daughter-half- naked and chained to a bed. Its roots go back beyond the Spanish Civil War to an original sin which has shadowed three generations and now links its heirs in a twisted chain of revenge.
Wealthy, cultivated Mercedes Eduard seems to have everything money can buy, but her serene life in Costa Brava is abruptly shattered when she receives a photograph of her daughter-half- naked and chained to a bed. ‘Few thrillers have as strong a sense of atmosphere and adventure as this fascinating tale.’ ‘A sexy, gripping thriller that doesn't miss a beat.’ The answer lies in a passionate love story, an ancient mystery-and a secret which will change lives forever. Until the package from America arrives: the graphic photo of her daughter Eden, and the impossible demand for ten million dollars. Mercedes Eduard-rich, powerful and still beautiful-lives quietly on her Costa Brava estate, her turbulent past behind her. Until the package from America arrives: the graphic photo of her daughter Eden, and the impossible demand for ten million dol From the international bestselling author of THE MASK OF TIME and THE SEVENTH MOON. From the international bestselling author of THE MASK OF TIME and THE SEVENTH MOON.