num_pages: 286
description: This war has drawn international attention. In a dress rehearsal for World War II, fascists support the Nationalists, while communists have come to the aid of the Republicans. Atrocities have devastated both sides. It is at this moment, when the Republicans have surrendered, and the Guardia Civil has begun to impose order in the ruins of Madrid, that Tejada finds the body of his best friend, a hero of the siege of Toledo, shot to death on a street named Amor de Dios. Naturally, a Red is suspected. And it is easy for Tejada to assume that the woman caught kneeling over the body is the killer. But when his doubts are aroused, he cannot help seeking justice.
language: English
title: Death of a Nationalist
titlecomplete: Death of a Nationalist (Tejada, #1)
characters: Carlos Tejada Alonso y Leon
genres: Spain, Historical Fiction, Historical, Historical Mystery, Spanish Civil War, Crime, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, War, Fiction
ratings_count: 732
places: Madrid, Spain
series: Tejada
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Macavity Award
category: Best First Mystery Novel, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best First Novel
publisher: Soho Crime