<p><b>From master storyteller Carlos Ruiz Zaf&#243;n, author of the international phenomenon <i>The Shadow of the Wind</i>, comes <i>The Angel&#8217;s Game&#8212;a</i></b> <b>dazzling new page-turner about the perilous nature of obsession, in literature and in love.<br></b><i><br>&#8220;The whole of Barcelona stretched out at my feet and I wanted to believe that, when I opened those windows, its streets would whisper stories to me, secrets I could capture on paper and narrate to whomever cared to listen . . .&#8221;<br></i><br>In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, a young man, David Mart&#237;n, makes his living by writing sensationalist novels under a pseudonym. The survivor of a troubled childhood, he has taken refuge in the world of books and spends his nights spinning baroque tales about the city&#8217;s underworld. But perhaps his dark imaginings are not as strange as they seem, for in a locked room deep within the house lie photographs and letters hinting at the mysterious death of the previous owner. <br><br>Like a slow poison, the history of the place seeps into his bones as he struggles with an impossible love. Close to despair, David receives a letter from a reclusive French editor, Andreas Corelli, who makes him the offer of a lifetime. He is to write a book unlike anything that has ever existed&#8212;a book with the power to change hearts and minds. In return, he will receive a fortune, and perhaps more. But as David begins the work, he realizes that there is a connection between his haunting book and the shadows that surround his home.<br>Once again, Zaf&#243;n takes<b> </b>us into a dark, gothic universe first seen in the <i>Shadow of the Wind</i> and creates a breathtaking adventure of intrigue, romance, and tragedy. Through a dizzingly constructed labyrinth of secrets, the magic of books, passion, and friendship blend into a masterful story.</p>