The Colour of a Dog Running Away

I just finished The Colour of a Dog Running Away, a book by Welsh author Richard Gwyn. It's a thriller with an alcohol-soaked and lovelorn protagonist, written in a style reminiscent of Umberto Eco (complete with various links to Medeival societies, which may draw unfortunate comparisons to Dan Brown). The book takes you into the seamy underworld of Barcelona, a world which in this book is filled with exotic buildings designed by Antonin Gaudi, fire-eaters, "roof people," and a crazy rabbit-raising neighbor, to mention just a few things. Like most of my literature these days, I picked it up at an airport (Heathrow); the book is well worth a read if you can find it.