Terra Alta

He is the son of a prostitute, 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 of his mother's murder, he decides to become a policeman after serving his sentence.Years later, Melchor is on duty as a proven 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 old business couple is cruelly murdered. A brutal 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.