Counterfeit

Rare antiquities, forgery, betrayal, and murder. Its all part of the game.

Antique salvager, counterfeiter, and former art forger Jota knows his newest commission pays suspiciously well, but its too easy to turn down. All he has to do is find an old clock that apparently has disappeared after being sold in the auction of a bankrupt estate. In Madrids El Rastro market, where whisper networks of shady and ambitious hustlers promise generous rewards for minimal favors, what sounds too good to be true usually is, but the last thing Jota is expecting to uncover is his own past.

His investigation draws him back into a circle of old acquaintancesincluding Diego, his former partner in crime, and Diegos daughter, Laura. When Diego shows interest in the seemingly worthless clock, Lauras curiosity is piqued, and when hes killed in connection with the timepiece, she becomes obsessed with finding his murderers. Together Laura and Jota set out to hunt for the mysterious memento, but they have little idea just how much danger theyre in. The deeper they go, the darker, and bloodier, things get. In a world this deceptive and mazelikea world Jota knows all too wellthe only thing he and Laura can trust in is their instinct for survival.