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A riveting crime thriller set during a sultry Barcelona summer, introducing Inspector Hector Salgado Inspector Hector Salgado is a transplanted Argentine living in Barcelona. While working on a human trafficking case, Salgado s violent temper got the best of him and he beat a suspect within an inch of his life. Ordered on probation, he fled to Argentina to cool off for a few months. Now he s back in Barcelona and is eager for another big case. But his boss has other plans. He assigns Salgado to a routine accidental death: a college student fell from a balcony in one of Barcelona s ritzier neighborhoods. As Salgado begins to piece together the life and world of the victim, he realizes that his death was not all that simple: his teenage friends are either overly paranoid or deceptively calm, and drugs might be involved. Hector begins to follow a trail that will lead him deep into the underbelly of Barcelona s high society where he ll come face-to-face with dangerous criminals, long-buried secrets, and, of course, his own past. But Hector thrives on pressure, and he lives for this kind of case dark, violent, and seemingly unsolvable. Gripping, sophisticated, and wickedly entertaining, The Summer of Dead Toys introduces a charismatic new detective and announces Antonio Hill as a new master of the crime thriller. From the Hardcover edition.

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This dark thriller is an amazing debut--acutely observed and meticulously crafted. Long live Hector Salgado--a thoroughly human detective-protagonist. I look forward to meeting him again. --John Verdon, bestselling author of Let the Devil Sleep <br> <br> Penetrating, atmospheric. . . . The plot is first-rate, with plausible twists and revelations [and] the book transcends the mystery genre with its focus on the dark secrets families keep. . . . Thoroughly compelling. --Kirkus<br><br>Praise from the UK <br> <br> Hugely impressive. . . . Hill's book seems to have arrived fully-formed with confidence and authority, peeling back the skeins of deceit and betrayal in a most satisfying fashion. -- The Independent <br> <br> Entertaining. -- The Times <br> <br> A welcome corrective to snow-blindness from too much Nordic noir. . . . Excellent characterization, a sympathetic and engaging protagonist, and plenty of plot twists, with a cliffhanger ending that sets things up nicely for the next in the series. -- The Guardian <br><br><br> From the Hardcover edition.

This dark thriller is an amazing debut--acutely observed and meticulously crafted. Long live Hector Salgado--a thoroughly human detective-protagonist. I look forward to meeting him again. --John Verdon, bestselling author of Let the Devil Sleep Salgado's rich inner life and Hill's talents at plotting and prose bode well for a successful series. -- Publishers Weekly Penetrating, atmospheric. . . . The plot is first-rate, with plausible twists and revelations [and] the book transcends the mystery genre with its focus on the dark secrets families keep. . . . Thoroughly compelling. -- Kirkus Reminiscent of Ian Rankin's John Rebus or Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole, Hector Salgado is an intriguing new sleuth that crime fiction fans will want to follow as they explore the gritty side of another European city. -- Library Journal Praise from the UK Hugely impressive. . . . Hill's book seems to have arrived fully-formed with confidence and authority, peeling back the skeins of deceit and betrayal in a most satisfying fashion. -- The Independent Entertaining. -- The Times A welcome corrective to snow-blindness from too much Nordic noir. . . . Excellent characterization, a sympathetic and engaging protagonist, and plenty of plot twists, with a cliffhanger ending that sets things up nicely for the next in the series. -- The Guardian From the Hardcover edition.

Praise from the UK for The Summer of Dead Toys <br> <br> Hugely impressive. . . . Hill's book seems to have arrived fully-formed with confidence and authority, peeling back the skeins of deceit and betrayal in a most satisfying fashion. -- The Independent <br> <br> Entertaining. -- The Times <br> <br> A welcome corrective to snow-blindness from too much Nordic noir. . . . Excellent characterization, a sympathetic and engaging protagonist, and plenty of plot twists, with a cliffhanger ending that sets things up nicely for the next in the series. -- The Guardian

This dark thriller is an amazing debut--acutely observed and meticulously crafted. Long live Hector Salgado--a thoroughly human detective-protagonist. I look forward to meeting him again. --John Verdon, bestselling author of Let the Devil Sleep <br> <br> Salgado's rich inner life and Hill's talents at plotting and prose bode well for a successful series. -- Publishers Weekly <br><br> Penetrating, atmospheric. . . . The plot is first-rate, with plausible twists and revelations [and] the book transcends the mystery genre with its focus on the dark secrets families keep. . . . Thoroughly compelling. -- Kirkus<br> <br> Reminiscent of Ian Rankin's John Rebus or Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole, Hector Salgado is an intriguing new sleuth that crime fiction fans will want to follow as they explore the gritty side of another European city. -- Library Journal <br><br><br>Praise from the UK <br> <br> Hugely impressive. . . . Hill's book seems to have arrived fully-formed with confidence and authority, peeling back the skeins of deceit and betrayal in a most satisfying fashion. -- The Independent <br> <br> Entertaining. -- The Times <br> <br> A welcome corrective to snow-blindness from too much Nordic noir. . . . Excellent characterization, a sympathetic and engaging protagonist, and plenty of plot twists, with a cliffhanger ending that sets things up nicely for the next in the series. -- The Guardian <br><br><br> From the Hardcover edition.

This dark thriller is an amazing debut--acutely observed and meticulously crafted. Long live Hector Salgado--a thoroughly human detective-protagonist. I look forward to meeting him again. --John Verdon, bestselling author of Let the Devil Sleep <br> <br> Penetrating, atmospheric. . . . The plot is first-rate, with plausible twists and revelations [and] the book transcends the mystery genre with its focus on the dark secrets families keep. . . . Thoroughly compelling. -- Kirkus<br> <br> Reminiscent of Ian Rankin's John Rebus or Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole, Hector Salgado is an intriguing new sleuth that crime fiction fans will want to follow as they explore the gritty side of another European city. -- Library Journal <br><br><br>Praise from the UK <br> <br> Hugely impressive. . . . Hill's book seems to have arrived fully-formed with confidence and authority, peeling back the skeins of deceit and betrayal in a most satisfying fashion. -- The Independent <br> <br> Entertaining. -- The Times <br> <br> A welcome corrective to snow-blindness from too much Nordic noir. . . . Excellent characterization, a sympathetic and engaging protagonist, and plenty of plot twists, with a cliffhanger ending that sets things up nicely for the next in the series. -- The Guardian <br><br><br> From the Hardcover edition.

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<b>Antonio Hill</b> lives in Barcelona. He is a professional translator of English-language fiction into Spanish and speaks fluent English.

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