La Noche Cae Sobre Shanghài / Night Falls on Shanghai [Spanish]

By Luis Melgar

En esta nueva y trepidante novela, Luis Melgar ha volcado su experiencia como diplom ticoen China para crear un absorbente thriller internacional lleno de acci n y narrar una historia sobre identidad, deseo y culpa.

Una mirada a los a os treinta desde una ciudad donde ya estaban presentes los monstruos que acabar an devorando Europay cambiando el mundo para siempre.

Shangh i, noche de San Juan de 1935. Durante la recepci n del consulado de Espa a, dos disparos interrumpen la m sica y el enigm tico pr ncipe Volkov cae muerto ante los invitados. All se encuentran tres j venes espa oles cuya vida est a punto de dar un giro irreversible: la fot grafa Isabel de la Cruz, que ha recibido la misi n de investigar a un empresario alem n ligado al partido nazi; Miguel Roxas, heredero de la cervecera San Miguel, dividido entre la lealtad familiar y su propia conciencia, y Asier Ormaetxe, pelotari exiliado que sobrevive como camarero.

Ninguno sospecha que el asesinato es solo el comienzo. Muy pronto quedar n en el centro de una trama internacional donde el ascenso del totalitarismo en Europa, la amenaza japonesa en Asia y el dif cil equilibrio de convivir con los fantasmas de su propio pasado los colocar n al borde del abismo.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

In this new, fast-paced novel, Luis Melgar has drawn on his experience as a diplomat in China to create a gripping, action-packed international thriller and tell a story of identity, desire, and guilt.

A glimpse into the 1930s from a city where the monsters that would eventually devour Europe and change the world forever were already present.

Shanghai, St. John's Eve, 1935. During the reception at the Spanish consulate, two gunshots interrupt the music, and the enigmatic Prince Volkov falls dead before the guests. There, three young Spaniards find themselves at a crossroads where their lives are about to take an irreversible turn: photographer Isabel de la Cruz, who has been tasked with investigating a German businessman linked to the Nazi Party; Miguel Roxas, heir to the San Miguel brewery, torn between family loyalty and his own conscience; and Asier Ormaetxe, an exiled pelotari who scrapes by as a waiter.

None of them suspects that the murder is only the beginning. Very soon they will find themselves at the center of an international plot where the rise of totalitarianism in Europe, the Japanese threat in Asia, and the difficult balance of living with the ghosts of their own past will place them on the brink of the abyss.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 8401036364
• ISBN13: 9788401036361
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Plaza & Jana(c)S
• Length: 464 Pages