A decade on from the Civil War and fully immersed in Franco’s regime, the small, sleepy town of Ribanova finds itself embroiled in mystery and scandal after the dead body of a beautiful young woman is discovered in the Hotel Almirante. The investigation into what at first appears to be a suicide soon takes a much more sinister turn, when a note blaming Javier Aldao for the girl’s death appears. Javier, who has returned to his childhood home in order to make peace with his father and get back in touch with his roots, suddenly finds himself face to face with ghosts from his past he had long since forgotten.
Who was this mysterious woman and why did she choose the Hotel Almirante as her final resting place? What sordid secrets lie behind such a dramatic revenge? In his effort to clear his name, and that of his highly respected and wealthy family, Javier will find solace and support in the unlikeliest of people - Rosalia, the current manager of the Hotel and member of the Leal family, long-term rivals of the Aldaos, with whom he has much more in common than he ever could have imagined.