Roots of Hatred

2019, Vitoria, Basque Country. An epic novel about the Middle Ages "Lords of Time" is released. It immediately becomes a bestseller. But the identity of the author – clearly local – remains a complete mystery. Everyone wants to know who is hiding under the enigmatic pseudonym… But no one is more concerned about it than police inspector Unai López de Ayala, the famous Kraken. He is investigating a series of murders that have swept through Vitoria. The methods by which the criminal dealt with the victims are detailed in the newly released novel. Poisoning with "Spanish fly"; bricking up in a wall; drowning a person locked in a barrel with a rooster, a dog, a cat, and a viper… The rampage of the Middle Ages in all its dreadful gloom.