Terra Alta

He is the son of a prostitute, and his home is the underworld of Barcelona. Melchor Marín works for a drug cartel and is arrested during a raid. When he learns in prison about the murder of his mother, he decides to become a police officer after serving his sentence. Years later, Melchor is a seasoned police officer in the barren landscape of Terra Alta, where he leads a quiet life with his wife and daughter. But then a crime shakes the region; an elderly couple is brutally murdered. A violent robbery? An old feud? When the police department closes the case unsolved, Melchor investigates on his own. "Terra Alta" by Javier Cercas is a gripping story about the shadows of the past and the desire for justice.