Title: The Colour of a Dog Running Away

Author: Richard Gwyn

Set in the bohemian under-belly of Barcelona, this novel skilfully combines an urban thriller and a Gothic historical drama focusing on Catharism, a 13th-Century historical sect. Musician and translator Lucas has reformed his nomadic ways to settle in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter. Intrigued by some cryptic instructions on the back of an anonymous postcars, Lucas finds himself compelled into a love affair with the sophisticated Nuria. But his attraction is obsessive and vunerable in turns: can we trust this man's version of the story?

UK Publisher: Parthian

US Publisher: Doubleday

Rights: Bertrand Editora (Portugal), Neru Pozza (Italian), Roca Editorial (Spain), AST (Russian). All other rights available

Schedule: Published

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