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Chief Inspector Max Cámara Series

This series plunges you into the vibrant heart of Valencia, where Chief Inspector Max Cámara tackles intricate and suspenseful cases. Follow his brilliant deductions and relentless pursuit of justice amidst a backdrop of hidden secrets and personal dramas. Each installment unravels new layers of complex crimes and intertwined destinies that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Readers will appreciate the authentic Spanish setting and the deeply compelling mysteries that unfold.

Fatal Sunset
A Body in Barcelona
The Anarchist Detective
Or the Bull Kills You

Recommended Reading Order

  1. Or the Bull Kills You

    • 416 pages
    • 15 hours of reading

    Either you kill the bull, or the bull kills you - traditional proverb. Chief Inspector Max Cámara hates bullfighting but one hot afternoon in Valencia he has to replace his boss, judging a festival corrida that stars Spain's most famous young matador. That night, he is summoned back to the bullring where the young matador's dead body now lies, naked and mutilated. As the city prepares for Fallas, the five day festival of fireworks and celebrations, and the politicians work feverishly towards an election, Cámara hunts down his prey through the city's streets and bars. But as he follows the trail of death, money, corruption and sex in search of the killer, he must also battle his own demons and desires...

    Or the Bull Kills You1
    3.6

  2. The Anarchist Detective

    • 288 pages
    • 11 hours of reading

    Sent on leave after his last, brutal, case, Max Camara returns to his home town in La Mancha, famous for producing the finest saffron in the world. His old friend Yago is investigating a particularly nasty murder which sets off memories Max has been trying to bury for years.

    The Anarchist Detective3
    3.8

  3. A Body in Barcelona

    • 372 pages
    • 14 hours of reading

    Tensions in Spain are rising: political violence and social unrest have re-emerged. In Catalonia, the call for independence is getting louder. The last time Barcelona moved to break away, in the 1930s, Spain descended into civil war. A shallow grave is found among abandoned orange groves outside Valencia. Chief Inspector Max C�mara, heading up the new Special Crime Unit, is on the case--but he uncovers a tangled web that could decimate Barcelona and destabilize the whole country. The stakes are higher than anything he's ever known.

    A Body in Barcelona5
    3.7

  4. Fatal Sunset

    • 432 pages
    • 16 hours of reading

    A series that just gets better and better. Each Max Camara novel is a treat to savour Mark Billingham

    Fatal Sunset6
    3.9