Blood and Roots

A Gripping Detective Crime Thriller

By: Pablo Poveda

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Loyalty is tested. Power is fought over. And the truth could get them all killed.

Inspector Javier Serrano is called to investigate a murder linked to the Bernabeus, one of the most powerful families in Elche. What begins as a difficult case soon exposes secrets that could destroy an entire clan.

And Serrano is not the only one with something to hide.

Natalia Rivas, the newest officer on his team, has loyalties she cannot reveal. If they come to light, they could put the investigation, and everyone around her, in danger.

Whose side will she choose when everything starts to fall apart?

Inside the Bernabeu family, the fight for control is turning vicious. Sofía is cold, brilliant and calculating. Her brother Ignacio is reckless, ambitious and hungry for power. Neither is willing to step aside.

Meanwhile, Raquel Ortega, an informant caught between danger and survival, knows more than she should. The truth she carries could help Serrano crack the case, or cost Raquel her life.

As the feud between the Bernabeus and the Parres turns into a war with no rules, loyalty begins to break, justice slips further out of reach, and Serrano must decide who he can trust before it is too late.

Can he unravel a web of blood, power and lies before another body falls?

If you enjoy Michael Connelly, George Pelacanos, Mario Puzo, or crime thrillers with family secrets, corruption, betrayal and a dark edge, Blood and Roots belongs on your Kindle.

A tense Spanish crime thriller with the family intrigue of The Godfather and The Sopranos.

Ideal for readers of detective thrillers, police procedurals, organised crime, Spanish noir, twisty murder investigations and morally complex characters.

From Pablo Poveda, author of more than 100,000 copies sold.

Finalist for the Amazon Storyteller Literary Award in 2018 and 2020.
Featured author on Amazon Spain in 2022 and 2024.

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