Continent Bill Naughton Madrid: Forensic Investigator Ana Mara

Madrid: Forensic Investigator Ana Mara Galindez has spent seven months in hospital recovering from the blast that nearly killed her

Two glue-sniffing thugs are breaking into homes

'A masterful blend of legal thriller

Now his partner Detective Lok has come to his deathbed for help with one final case

and the choices we must also make alone

Continent Bill Naughton Madrid: Forensic Investigator Ana MaraHard and actual in observation, clearly and richly imagined, remarkably original Guardian A novel in seven stories, Continent is an exploration of the cultures, communities and natural life of an entirely imaginary realm. Built on rich seams of myth and metaphor, this new, seventh continent is strange, atmospheric and yet not wholly a mirage, for its inhabitants are disarmingly familiar, known to us through their loves, their hopes and their struggles