NATIONAL BESTSELLER OF SPAIN. THE AUTHOR'S BOOKS HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED INTO 38 LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD. THEY ARE CALLED THE MOST IMPORTANT LITERARY PHENOMENON IN SPAIN OF THE LAST DECADE. WINNER OF THE PLANETA PRIZE.

Just a few hours ago he called from Barcelona. And now he is already dead - he died absurdly on the opposite end of the country. How could this happen? Famous writer Manuel Ortigosa suddenly receives news of the death of the person closest to him, Alvaro. And he rushes to the scene of the tragedy, to Galicia, to the legendary wine-growing region of Ribeira Sacra, which greets him with stunning landscapes, unique local flavor - and shocking news... Alvaro turns out to be not who he said he was. He bore one of the most ancient Galician aristocratic titles: Marquis de Santo Tome - and owned the richest vineyards, the pride of Ribeira. And his death is actually not the result of an accident, but a murder. However, the case is quickly closed. Alvaro's relatives, the influential Muñiz de Dávila clan, ensconced in the gloomy family estate, do not want an investigation. Manuel enters into a fight with a noble family, realizing more and more clearly: the secret of the death of the former marquis is not the only terrible secret that these nobles are trying with all their might to hide forever. And at the same time he falls more and more in love with amazing Galicia - now this is his land, his place...