Author: Posadas, Carmen.
Publisher: Planeta Publishing / Espasa
Pages:432
Carmen Posadas Embarks on a Detective Adventure with Doña Emilia Pardo Bazán In April 1912, the wealthy widow of Peñasco had a bad feeling while having lunch at her mansion in Madrid. She sensed something had happened to her only son and daughter-in-law, whom she believed were in Paris enjoying their honeymoon. The lady was not mistaken: despite her warnings, the newlyweds had boarded what was considered the safest and undoubtedly the most luxurious ship in the world: The Titanic. A few days later, the tragic news reached the widow's mansion: her son had perished, and her daughter-in-law was safe but heartbroken in New York. Thus begins an intrigue in true Carmen Posadas style, set in early 20th-century Madrid, featuring Emilia Pardo Bazán and one of her (fictional?) characters, the dandy-turned-detective Ignacio Selva. Years after the Titanic sank, a wealthy lady from Avilés contacts Selva with astonishing news: her brother, a millionaire who was presumed dead in the shipwreck, has appeared at his mansion in Havana, first shocking and then delighting his widow. After the initial surprise, suspicion arises within the family. Has this man returned from the dead, or is he an impostor?