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WHEN THE MOON IS FULL AND HAS A RED HALO INSIDE, IT MEANS THAT A TERRIBLE CRIME IS GOING TO BE COMMITTED THAT NIGHT." Madrid, 1954. The young Margot Sanz Peters returns to Spain after training in London as a fashion journalist. Member of a distinguished family of diplomats and close friend of the most elegant ladies of the time - from Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart to Aline Gri th, the future Countess of Romanones - the reporter quickly gains access to the most exclusive circles of a city that has left behind the worst years of the post-war period and is beginning to open up to modernity. But Margot is much more than a fashion expert. A voracious reader of Sherlock Holmes novels, she has been fascinated by the criminal mind since she was a child. That's why, when the enigmatic murder of a marchioness shakes Madrid's high society, our protagonist will make the leap to the most popular crime magazine of the moment and will begin to collaborate with the police, thus putting her investigative skills to the test in an increasingly dangerous game. With this novel that weaves glamour with a few stitches of mystery, Nieves Herrero introduces us to a perceptive journalist who tries to solve a series of crimes in the fascinating Spain of the fifties. A true tribute to the golden age of crime reporting. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION "A FULL MOON WITH A RED RING INSIDE IT MEANS A TERRIBLE CRIME WILL BE COMMITTED THAT NIGHT." Madrid, 1954. Margot Sanz Peters returns to Spain after studying fashion journalism in London. A member of a distinguished diplomatic family and a close friend of some of the most elegant women of the times -- from Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart to Aline Griffith, the future Countess of Romanones -- Margot gains entry to the most exclusive social circles of a city eager to shed postwar hardship and enter the modern era. But Margot is much more than a fashion expert. A voracious reader of Sherlock Holmes novels, she has a fascination for the criminal mind. When the mysterious murder of a marquise unsettles Madrid high society, our protagonist begins writing for a popular current events magazine. Putting her investigative talents at the service of the police, she finds herself involved in an increasingly dangerous game. In this blend of glamor and mystery, Nieves Herrero's heroine is a shrewd reporter determined to solve a series of crimes against the fascinating backdrop of 1950s Spain. An homage to the golden age of noir
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