: Some reviewers felt the dual investigation—the search for the killer and the flashbacks—could have functioned better as two separate books. 📖 Essential Details
: The novel successfully blends the procedural grit of the FBI with the mystical, supernatural elements (voodoo and mythology) that Redondo is known for. The Drawbacks
: Fans of the original trilogy enjoy the "Basque flashbacks" that flesh out Amaia’s traumatic childhood and her complex relationship with her mother. La Cara Norte Del Corazon Dolores Redondo epub
: Widely available as an ePub/eBook on platforms like Kobo and Apple Books.
La Cara Norte Del Corazón by Dolores Redondo is a sprawling, atmospheric prequel to the Baztán Trilogy. It follows a 25-year-old Amaia Salazar during her FBI training in 2005, where she joins a hunt for a serial killer known as "The Composer" just as Hurricane Katrina begins to ravage New Orleans. ⚖️ Critical Reception : Some reviewers felt the dual investigation—the search
: Multiple readers on The StoryGraph and Goodreads argue the book is "unjustifiably long" (nearly 500 pages), with some finding the technical FBI details tedious.
The book holds a strong on Goodreads and Amazon , though opinions on its length and pacing are polarized. The Highlights : Widely available as an ePub/eBook on platforms
: Critics from The Big Thrill praise the "superb" world-building, specifically the haunting depiction of New Orleans during the Katrina disaster.