Even The Darkest Night, Cercas - B

                   Melchior Marin is a police detective in rural Spain.  He is the son of a Barcelona prostitute and is in jail while a minor for his work with a Columbian cartel. While in prison, he reads Les Miserables and decides to turn his life around. He becomes a policeman and gains notoriety and fame for shooting Islamist terrorists in downtown Barcelona. His superiors decide he needs to be out of the public eye, and they transfer him to the country. He marries and becomes the father of a little girl. When a horrific triple murder is committed in town, he can't let it go, even though the case is closed because absolutely no suspects can be found. He stumbles upon one fact that helps him solve the case. This book has received high acclaim in Spain, undoubtedly because so much of what goes on in this town and this story ties into events that unfolded during the Spanish Civil War. This is the first in a new series.