'If you think about the number of criminals you are surrounded by every day without knowing it, you wouldn't leave home.'

Eduardo Bastos has been the winner of the 13th Wilkie Collins Prize for Crime Novels with "Hidden in the Shadows", a dizzying crime novel that shows the daily work of police experts and how they cooperate with international organizations in cases of sexual violence against minors. The story seeks to bring readers closer to the mind of a criminal and questions our sense of security and faith in justice.

This novel, based on real events, seeks to bring readers closer to the reality of a criminal without ethical values or respect for life. It also shows the daily work of police experts who face these types of criminals, even risking their own lives in the name of the investigation. Throughout the pages, the characters must deal with personal experiences, hatred and jealousy that reflect the real lives of police officers.

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