Captivating, fast-paced, and full of magic! With his bestselling novels surrounding the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, Carlos Ruiz Zafón created one of the most fascinating narrative worlds of all time. The promise that began with "The Shadow of the Wind" finds its completion in his grand novel "The Labyrinth of Lights." Spain during the dark days of the Franco regime: An assignment from the Political Police brings the headstrong Alicia Gris back from Madrid to her hometown of Barcelona. In utmost secrecy, she is to investigate the sudden disappearance of the dubious minister Mauricio Valls, whose dark past as the director of the Montjuïc prison seems to be catching up with him. In his possession was a mysterious book from the series The Labyrinth of Lights, which painfully reminds Alicia of her own fate. It leads her into the world of books.