El pacto invisible / The Invisible Pact

Book 2 of 3: Inspectora Julia Arrondo

After making a splash with her debut novel, El pacto de las colonias (Plaza & Janés, 2024), Laura Azcona returns with an addictive tale of murder and family secrets that draws on witchcraft, legends, and the folklore of the Navarran countryside.

When a twenty-one-year-old man is found dead in a pond on the outskirts of Viana, Navarre, Inspector Julia Arrondo takes charge of the case and discovers that the body shows signs of having been subjected to a witchcraft ritual. The evidence points to a well-known local family consisting of three women from different generations: a grandmother, her daughter, and her granddaughter. Amid the folklore and skepticism that surround the landscapes of Navarre and its inhabitants, Julia must separate fact from superstition to uncover the role these women played in the young man’s murder and the motives behind his death. But will she be able to prevent further ritual crimes from occurring?

After making a splash with her debut novel, El pacto de las colonias (Plaza & Janés, 2024), Laura Azcona returns with an addictive tale of murder and family secrets that draws on witchcraft, legends, and the folklore of the Navarran countryside.