<p>San Sebastian, 1954: Comandante Guzm¿ Franco''s one-time favourite secret policeman is out of favour and exiled to the Basque country. Guzm¿was last here during the war, heading a platoon of bloodthirsty irregulars. He''d rather forget that. But, up in the hills, he''ll find he hasn''t been forgotten at all. </p><p>Madrid, 2010: Forensic Investigator Ana Mar¿Galindez has been sent to the Basque country, where three skeletons have been found in a sealed cellar. In the debris surrounding them she finds a scimitar, stamped with a name: Capit¿Leopoldo Guzm¿ </p><p>Guzm¿'s name is the key to unlocking Spain''s darkest secrets. But, as Galindez will discover, Guzm¿'s name is also a death sentence. </p>