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The Legacy of the Bones

by Dolores Redondo

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Series: Baztan Trilogy (2)

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The second book in Dolores Redondo's atmospheric Baztan trilogy, featuring Inspector Amaia Salazar. With masterful storytelling and a detective to rival Sarah Lund, this Spanish bestselling series has taken Europe by storm. A year after arresting Jason Medina for the rape and murder of his step-daughter, Detective Inspector Amaia Salazar has one last duty to complete before starting her maternity leave - attending Medina's trial. When the trial is suddenly called off, Amaia is appalled. But the judge had no choice. Jason Medina has committed suicide in the bathroom of the courthouse, leaving behind a cryptic note addressed to Amaia: the single word 'Tarttalo'. What message was Medina trying to send with this obscure reference to Basque mythology? To unravel the truth, Amaia must return once again to the Baztan valley, her family home and the place where she feels most vulnerable. As the investigation becomes more complicated and more personal, those closest to Amaia will be placed in mortal danger...… (more)
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Un año después de resolver los crímenes que aterrorizaron al pueblo de Baztán, la inspectora Amaia Salazar acude embarazada al juicio contra Jasón Medina, el padrastro de Johana Márquez, acusado de violar, mutilar y asesinar a la joven imitando el modus operandi del basajaun. Pero, tras el suicidio del acusado, el juicio debe cancelarse, y Amaia es reclamada por la policía porque se ha hallado una nota suicida dirigida a la inspectora, una nota que contiene un escueto e inquietante mensaje: «Tarttalo». Esa sola palabra destapará una trama terrorífica tras la búsqueda de la verdad. ( )
  AmicanaLibrary | Aug 17, 2023 |
One year later, Jason Medina's trial for the rape and murder of his stepdaughter is cancelled after his suicide in the courthouse holding cell leaving a note with the word Tarttalo, a local legendary creature similar to a Cyclops. The case is far from over yet.

Even more intense, exciting, and intriguing than the first book. ( )
  Robertgreaves | May 9, 2022 |

I enjoyed most of the first book in this trilogy, 'The Invisible Guardian' but found myself surprised towards the end when it tipped over from well-executed police procedural with a strong sense of place and a main police officer with a traumatic childhood into something closer to Urban Fantasy.

'The Legacy Of The Bones' went much further in that direction, introduced a shadowy apparently-satanically-inspired super villain and made the police officer the centre of his attention. None of this worked well for me. I found it hard to suspend disbelief and hard to sustain tension in the face of a threat that seemed too convoluted and too fantastical to be real.

'The Legacy Of The Bones' was still a compelling read. The characterisation is well crafted and was amplified by the focus on the detective coping with a newborn and the changes within her family and in her relationship with her colleagues and her own attitude to risk.

The sense of place remained strong and the links to local history felt real.

Overall, the book lacked the intensity of the first instalment, a common problem for the second book of a trilogy, and moved further away from the realism that attracted me to the first book.

I'll still read the final book in the trilogy but, at the moment, it's not at the top of my TBR pile.

I still recommend the audiobook version. The narration is very good. Click on the SoundCloud link below to hear a sample.




https://soundcloud.com/harpercollinspublishers/the-legacy-of-the-bones-by

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  MikeFinnFiction | Sep 11, 2021 |
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  SamanthaRaciti | Feb 25, 2020 |
Difícilmente podrían ser mejores mis impresiones y mi satisfacción después de haber finalizado la segunda entrega de la trilogía del Batzán, Si era escéptica ante la lectura de la primera parte, he devorado la segunda en cuestión de unos días, sin poder esperarme a terminar otros libros pendientes para continuar. Y es que, no lo neguemos, la hermosura de Elizondo, el carácter y la fuerza de la inspectora Salazar, la peligrosa magia mística que rodea a esas tierras impregnadas de secretos y el apabullante ritmo de la narración hipnotizan por completo hasta al lector más exigente.

El estilo sigue fiel a su predecesora, y Dolores Redondo sigue cuidando a pies juntillas los detalles tanto de la trama como de sus personajes principales, introduciendo algunas caras nuevas que dan un curioso lavado de cara a los hechos. En 'Legado en los huesos', Amaia Salazar se enfrenta a un extraño caso de profanación de Iglesias, consciente de que todavía quedan cabos sueltos que la persiguen como una maldición. La aparición del "Tarttalo" enfocando a la protagonista, abren un nuevo horizonte que la rodea como una niebla que, a pesar de todos los intentos, no consigue dispersar.

No es común, encontrar tal hermosura literaria, tal visualidad descriptiva y tanta intensidad en los sentimientos en una obra policíaca. Digamos que la autora hace alarde de sus dotes tanto en el género más íntimo como en el de novela negra, pues el romance se entremezcla a la perfección con la acción y los elementos que podríamos llamar como una vertiente del conocidísimo 'realismo mágico'. Eso sí, con denominación de origen.

Un claro ejemplo que la literatura con tintes más comerciales no tiene que estar reñida con la calidad narrativa, la documentación exhaustiva y el cuidado por las letras. Mis felicitaciones a Dolores Redondo por esta magnífica secuela. A duras penas puedo esperar a terminar esta crítica para engullir la última parte. ( )
  MiriamBeizana | Dec 3, 2018 |
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La inspectora Amaia Salazar, una policía foral cuya personalidad encierra un extraordinario contraste entre fortaleza y fragilidad, será de nuevo la protagonista de una novela negra donde se aventuran más emoción, más tensión, y más revelaciones.
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No deu tenir aquell home consciència del seu ofici,
que canta mentre obre una fossa?

Hamlet, WILLIAM SHAKESPERARE

Sovint, el sepulcre amaga, sense saber-ho, dos cors
en un mateix taüt.

ALPHONSE DE LAMARTINE (1790-1869),
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The second book in Dolores Redondo's atmospheric Baztan trilogy, featuring Inspector Amaia Salazar. With masterful storytelling and a detective to rival Sarah Lund, this Spanish bestselling series has taken Europe by storm. A year after arresting Jason Medina for the rape and murder of his step-daughter, Detective Inspector Amaia Salazar has one last duty to complete before starting her maternity leave - attending Medina's trial. When the trial is suddenly called off, Amaia is appalled. But the judge had no choice. Jason Medina has committed suicide in the bathroom of the courthouse, leaving behind a cryptic note addressed to Amaia: the single word 'Tarttalo'. What message was Medina trying to send with this obscure reference to Basque mythology? To unravel the truth, Amaia must return once again to the Baztan valley, her family home and the place where she feels most vulnerable. As the investigation becomes more complicated and more personal, those closest to Amaia will be placed in mortal danger...

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