Un thriller que atrapa desde la primera p gina, ambientado en Cantabria y con el mundo del cine como tel n de fondo. La virgen sin cabeza supone la confirmaci n de Pilar Ruiz como una de las grandes autoras del g nero criminal en Espa a. UNA MISTERIOSA DESAPARICI N. UN ASESINO TAN MISTERIOSO COMO DESALMADO. LA INSPECTORA DE LA POLIC A NACIONAL MAR LANZA TENDR QUE DESENTERRAR EL PASADO PARA ENCONTRAR LAS CLAVES DE UN ENIGMA PLAGADO DE MENTIRAS Y CONTRADICCIONES. La desaparici n en pleno rodaje de un director de cine es el primer caso que investiga la inspectora Mar Lanza al ser destinada a Cantabria. Escapando de un turbio asunto que la ha convertido en una paria entre sus compa eros de la Polic a Nacional, Lanza se enfrenta a un asesino misterioso y a un caso que conmociona a la opini n p blica. Pocos saben que ella misma fue la nica superviviente de otro caso pol mico jam s resuelto y que ha marcado su vida desde que era una ni a. Despu s de muchos a os, regresa a la monta a donde naci , el lugar del que huy pensando no volver a jam s. Entre pel culas de serie B, actrices del destape, corrupci n y crimen organizado, Mar Lanza descubre que el mundo del cine desfila sobre una alfombra roja, pero no de terciopelo sino de sangre. Tras conquistar a cr tica y lectores con El jard n de los espejos, vuelve Pilar Ruiz con una impactante novela destinada a convertirse en uno de los grandes bestsellers del a o. ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONA thriller that captivates you from the first page, set in Cantabria and with the world of cinema as a backdrop.The Headless Virgin is Pilar Ruiz's confirmation as one of the great authors of the Spanish noir.A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE. A MYSTERIOUS AND SOULLESS MURDERER. THE INSPECTOR OF THE NATIONAL POLICE, MAR LANZA, WILL HAVE TO DIG UP THE PAST TO FIND THE KEYS TO AN ENIGMA FRAUGHT WITH LIES AND CONTRADICTIONS. The disappearance of a film director in the middle of filming is the first case investigated by Inspector Mar Lanza as she is assigned to Cantabria. Escaping from a shady affair that has made her an outcast among her colleagues from the National Police, Lanza faces a mysterious murderer and a case that shocks public opinion. Few know that she herself was the only survivor of another controversial case never solved that has marked her life since she was a child. After many years, she returns to the mountain where she was born, the place from which she fled thinking she would never return. Between B-movies, breakout actresses, corruption, and organized crime, Mar Lanza discovers that the world of cinema parades on a red carpet, not made of velvet but of blood. After conquering the critics and the readers with El jard n de los espejos, Pilar Ruiz returns with an impressive novel destined to become one of the great best-sellers of the year.
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