The story begins with the discovery of the body of , a powerful local woman who was leading a controversial campaign to reopen the long-abandoned mines in the Montes de Hierro. Her death reawakens old resentments and dormant legends among the local community, where the cries of souls entombed in the rock decades ago are said to still be heard.
Martín has been compared to Dolores Redondo (The Baztán Trilogy) and Pierre Lemaitre, but his unique voice lies in his focus on collective trauma . He does not write about lone psychopaths; he writes about villages that breed monsters. Alma Negra won the Premio Novelpol in 2021, cementing its status as a landmark in Spanish-language crime fiction. Alma Negra - Ibon Martin.epub