All begins with Jon's violent death which unleashes the story of a cursed lineage. He has been shot in the back in an isolated house where only the family lives. Which of them pulled the trigger? Dead Lands is a kaleidoscopic story that unfolds an atavistic universe. All characters are burdened by a savage origin, two deaths and a secret. Nuria Bendicho's work questions human nature and takes us into a sordid world from which is difficult to emerge without feeling anger or compassion. Literary critics have said about Dead Lands that it captures the spirit of William Faulkner, Merce Rodoreda and Victor Catala.