After the success of “The Hidden Bay”, Maria Oruna continued the detective series about Inspector Valentina Redondo and the Englishman Oliver Gordon, who moved to live in Cantabria after a personal drama. The action of the new novel again develops in the vicinity of the town of Suances and the Villa Marina. The residents had not yet recovered from a series of murders that had occurred several months ago, when one early morning the body of a young woman was found in the ancient ruins, lying in the pose of a Sleeping Beauty and dressed in the exquisite attire of a medieval lady. In her palm the “princess” squeezes an ancient coin. The results of the autopsy are stunning: the deceased could not have really come straight from the Middle Ages? But before the press can catch on and create a sensation with the stupid idea of a time-traveling killer, another body is found. And Valentina Redondo begins the investigation. Oliver Gordon seems to be moving towards her team in a completely different direction, trying to find his brother, from whom there has been no news for several years. Two investigations will meet at one point, and the truth will turn out to be strange and shocking. A new Cantabrian noir surrounded by the stunningly beautiful landscapes of northern Spain.