: This is the second book in the Inspectora Oramas series, following previous works like El rostro del pecado . Némesis (LOS CASOS DE LA INSPECTORA ORAMAS)
: The plot centers on a modern-day discovery in the Cuenca mountains: a body found hanging from a pine tree in the exact same location and manner as a guerrilla fighter's body found 74 years earlier.
: The story is set in "Empty Spain" (la España vacía), utilizing the inhospitable and forgotten landscapes of the Cuenca highlands as a central element of the suspense.
: The investigation leads Inspector Oramas to uncover buried or forgotten passages of contemporary Spanish history.