"The Shadow of the Wind" by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julián Carax. But when he sets out to find the author’s other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax’s books in existence. Soon Daniel’s seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona’s darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed

love.

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First in a series - next one is "The Angel's Game", also on your kindle. Not necessary to read as is an unconnected story, but has some of the same characters.
There are others I could send you as well, so ask if you'd like more by him.

I've read this one (in Spain!) and loved it. Justin did too. I've since read 3 of his others and enjoyed them too, so he might well be one of those authors I like now...
Genres: Historical fiction, mystery, spanish literature, fantasy.