After the thrilling [Reine Rouge](https://www.nicepremium.fr/culture/litterature-reine-rouge-de-juan-gomez-jurado32727/), Spanish author Juan Gómez-Jurado returns with the continuation of Antonia Scott’s adventures. Nice Premium has read *Louve Noire*, the second volume of the sensational thriller, and leads you into the footsteps of Antonia Scott and Jon Gutiérrez.
Their previous investigation led Antonia Scott and Jon Gutiérrez to closely examine the affluent financial circles of Spain; this time, it involves another criminal milieu: the mafia. Indeed, Jon and Antonia are called in to find Lola Moreno, the wife of Yuri Voronin, the treasurer of a Malaga mafia clan who has just been murdered. But it’s not just the police who want to find Lola… The Black Wolf, a hitwoman as mysterious as she is ruthless, is sent after her. Antonia and Jon will have their work cut out to lay their hands on Lola. *Reine Rouge* set the bar high, but with *Louve Noire*, the second installment is a success! The fast-paced plot leaves little respite for both the investigators and the readers. Antonia and Jon will journey from the burning heat of Andalusia to the snowy and hostile regions of the Sierra Nevada following Lola Moreno’s trail. But they won’t be alone; Commissioner Romero and Deputy Inspector Belgrano have made it a personal matter. The Black Wolf is also determined to capture Lola. For Jon and Antonia, the pursuit will be a duet, as Mentor, usually providing logistical support, is busy elsewhere managing threats against the experimental program Reine Rouge.
### Action and Suspense at its Peak
This new investigation for this extraordinary police duo is, of course, an opportunity to learn more about Antonia, to better understand her personality and character. Juan Gómez-Jurado maintains a nearly constant suspense throughout this volume, which also features many traces of humor injected by Inspector Gutiérrez. The reader is immersed in the world of the Russian mafia, which has established itself in Spain for several years, engaging in all sorts of trafficking: weapons, drugs, human beings… The author decides to keep his readers on edge until the very end, as this thriller ends on an incredible cliffhanger! We will have to wait for the publication of *Roi Blanc*, scheduled for 2024 by Fleuve Éditions, to know the conclusion of this astonishing trilogy.
