

: A cynical private investigator and former police officer based in Madrid.
: Maldonado must work in secret with an outside inspector to find a pattern among the missing young women.
: A central figure whose tarot readings guide the investigators toward a dark pattern. El Caso del Tarot: Una novela del detective Maldonado (… El Caso del Tarot_ Una novela d - Pablo Poveda....
is the fourth installment in the Javier Maldonado detective series by Spanish author Pablo Poveda . Released in February 2022, this contemporary noir novel is set in Madrid and combines elements of suspense, action, and pulp fiction. Plot Overview
The story begins when detective Javier Maldonado is asked for a personal favor by the police, involving a cold case of several seemingly unrelated disappearances from the past. : A cynical private investigator and former police
: The novel explores themes of destiny and choice, featuring lines such as, "Fate is the one that deals the cards, but we are the ones who play them" . Key Characters
: Despite his skepticism toward fate, Maldonado follows the clues provided by a psychic whose "oracle" might be the key to finding the latest missing girl before the investigation is buried again. El Caso del Tarot: Una novela del detective
: A major character from Poveda's other series ( Caballero and Rojo), who crosses over to help solve this case. This marks one of the author's most significant "crossover" events.