by Antonio Garrido · Espasa · tapa dura · ISBN 9788467037586
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«El lector de cadáveres» is the historical novel by Antonio Garrido, published by Espasa in hardcover (540 pages, in Spanish).
Set in medieval China, it follows Cí Song, a young gravedigger who becomes the first «lector de cadáveres». His pioneering forensic methods take him from the Fields of Death of Lin'an to the imperial court, where he investigates crimes that threaten the dynasty.
Published in 2011, it won the International Prize for Historical Novel Ciudad de Zaragoza and the Prix Griffe Noire.
For readers of historical fiction and suspense seeking a forensic investigation set in medieval China.
