Red queen / Juan Gómez-Jurado ; translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor.

Gómez-Jurado, Juan, (author.). Caistor, Nick, (translator.).

Series: Antonia Scott ; 1

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ISBN: 9781250853677
ISBN: 1250853672
ISBN: 9781250894670
ISBN: 1250894670
Physical Description: 377 pages ; 24 cm.
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: New York : Minotaur Books, 2023.

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General Note:	"Originally published in Spain as Reina Roja by Ediciones B"--Title page verso.
Summary, etc.:	"Introducing Antonia Scott--the most compelling and original detective since Lisbeth Salander--in Juan Gómez-Jurado's Red Queen, the #1 international award-winning bestseller & thriller that has taken the world by storm. Antonia Scott--the daughter of a British diplomat and a Spanish mother--has a gifted forensic mind, whose ability to reconstruct crimes and solve baffling murders is legendary. But after a personal trauma, she's refused to continue her work or even leave her apartment. Jon Gutierrez, a police officer in Bilbao--disgraced, suspended, and about to face criminal charges--is offered a chance to salvage his career by a secretive organization that works in the shadows to direct criminal investigations of a highly sensitive nature. All he has to do is succeed where many others have failed: Convince a recalcitrant Antonia to come out of her self-imposed retirement, protecting her and helping her investigate a new, terrifying case. The case is a macabre, ritualistic murder--a teen-aged boy from a wealthy family whose body was found without a drop of blood left in it. But the murder is just the start. A high-ranking executive and daughter of one of the richest men in Spain is kidnapped, a crime which is tied to the previous murder. Behind them both is a hidden mastermind with even more sinister plans. And the only person with a chance to see the connections, solve the crimes and successfully match wits with the killer before tragedy strikes again... is Antonia Scott"-- Provided by publisher.
Language Note:	In English, translated from Spanish.

Reviews

Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2023 March #1
*Starred Review* Antonia Scott was once Spain's Red Queen, part of an elite European Union crime-fighting unit devoted to foiling master criminalsâlike Dr. Evil, but for real. But after a severe personal trauma, she won't even leave her apartment and suffers debilitating panic attacks, ever at the mercy of her "medications." Disgraced police officer Jon GutiÃ©rrez has a chance to salvage his career by convincing Antonia to return to work. The body of a teenage boy from a wealthy family is found exsanguinated and "anointed" with olive oil, and the daughter of one of the richest men in Spain has been kidnapped. A sinister mastermind is at work who makes impossible ransom demandsânot the financial kind. Antonia's mind is "a jungle full of monkeys leaping at full speed from limb to limb," but she bonds with Jon, and they investigate. It is a suspenseful and terrifying case for both of them, not to mention the reader. A bit of Clarice Starling and a lot of Lisbeth Salander make Antonia a thoroughly compelling character, who will return in two more translations to complete GÃ³mez-Jurado's trilogy, which is being adapted for streaming by Amazon. Copyright 2023 Booklist Reviews.
Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2023 March #1
*Starred Review* Antonia Scott was once Spain's Red Queen, part of an elite European Union crime-fighting unit devoted to foiling master criminalsâlike Dr. Evil, but for real. But after a severe personal trauma, she won't even leave her apartment and suffers debilitating panic attacks, ever at the mercy of her "medications." Disgraced police officer Jon GutiÃ©rrez has a chance to salvage his career by convincing Antonia to return to work. The body of a teenage boy from a wealthy family is found exsanguinated and "anointed" with olive oil, and the daughter of one of the richest men in Spain has been kidnapped. A sinister mastermind is at work who makes impossible ransom demandsânot the financial kind. Antonia's mind is "a jungle full of monkeys leaping at full speed from limb to limb," but she bonds with Jon, and they investigate. It is a suspenseful and terrifying case for both of them, not to mention the reader. A bit of Clarice Starling and a lot of Lisbeth Salander make Antonia a thoroughly compelling character, who will return in two more translations to complete GÃ³mez-Jurado's trilogy, which is being adapted for streaming by Amazon. Copyright 2023 Booklist Reviews.

Author Notes

JUAN GOMEZ-JURADO is a journalist and novelist, whose Antonia Scott trilogy has now sold more than two million copies in the original Spanish, is being published in 21 countries, and is currently being adapted by Amazon in a streaming series expected to debut in 2023. He lives in Madrid, Spain.