El ritual de las doncellas

Synopsis of El ritual de las doncellas

In 17th-century Seville, Pedro Capablanca and Friar Hortensio become involved in a series of mysterious crimes that shock the city. The victims, all women, are found dead in the same manner, suggesting a hidden ritual. The Assistant of Seville, the Count of Humanes, requests Capablanca's help to investigate these crimes that shake the foundations of Sevillian society, where power and decadence intertwine in a complex web of intrigue.

This novel by José Calvo Poyato immerses the reader in a historical suspense plot, where the investigation of the crimes reveals secrets and endangers the delicate balance between potentates, ecclesiastics, and adventurers in 17th-century Seville.