Red Queen: A Novel

Juan Gómez-Jurado

Mar 2023 · Antonia Scott Book 1 · Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Scott Brick

About this audiobook

"Scott Brick narrates this addictive audiobook, which blends dark humor and thrills... Brick skillfully builds tension and suspense, drawing the listener into the investigation alongside the main characters."- AudioFile Magazine

"...Scott Brick’s sublime performance deserves to be savored."- Library Journal

Fan favorite and acclaimed narrator Scott Brick delivers an electrifying performance of this #1 international award-winning bestseller and thriller that has taken the world by storm.

Introducing Antonia Scott—the most compelling and original detective since Lisbeth Salander—in Juan Gómez-Jurado's Red Queen, the #1 international award-winning bestseller & thriller that has taken the world by storm.

Antonia Scott—the daughter of a British diplomat and a Spanish mother—has a gifted forensic mind, whose ability to reconstruct crimes and solve baffling murders is legendary. But after a personal trauma, she's refused to continue her work or even leave her apartment.

Jon Gutierrez, a police officer in Bilbao—disgraced, suspended, and about to face criminal charges—is offered a chance to salvage his career by a secretive organization that works in the shadows to direct criminal investigations of a highly sensitive nature. All he has to do is succeed where many others have failed: Convince a recalcitrant Antonia to come out of her self-imposed retirement, protecting her and helping her investigate a new, terrifying case.

The case is a macabre, ritualistic murder—a teen-aged boy from a wealthy family whose body was found without a drop of blood left in it. But the murder is just the start. A high-ranking executive and daughter of one of the richest men in Spain is kidnapped, a crime which is tied to the previous murder. Behind them both is a hidden mastermind with even more sinister plans. And the only person with a chance to see the connections, solve the crimes and successfully match wits with the killer before tragedy strikes again...is Antonia Scott.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

Ratings and reviews

I listened to the audio version of this book narrated by Jodie Comer. I now understand why the narration was so outstanding upon finding that Ms. Comer performed this as a play first. She did such an amazing job throughout, but for me her performance of the character taking the stand was what made the book so powerful. She displayed the character's moments of being overwhelmed, outraged, traumatized and confused superbly. This was a hard one for me. I was so despondent and outraged at moments that I found it disturbing. I do know that the point was to enrage the audience by the abuse of sexual assault victims by the court system. I understand that, and yes it raised my dander. A wonderful book that was emotionally difficult. I will definitely recommend. Thanks to Macmillan Audio for this audiobook. All thoughts are my own.

About the author

JUAN GOMEZ-JURADO is a journalist and novelist, whose Antonia Scott trilogy has now sold more than two million copies in the original Spanish, is being published in 21 countries, and is currently being adapted by Amazon in a streaming series expected to debut in 2023. He lives in Madrid, Spain.