2023-04-19 10:00:48
reading is a pleasure. There are few sensations more pleasant than catch a book and not be able to stop until the last page. Of course, achieving that is not within the reach of anyone. That gift is reserved for a few. Only really good writers have that talent, a quality that is very difficult to learn. But there is a group that has it easier to achieve this effect: those who are dedicated to putting together a great crime novel.
Las detective, mystery or murder stories they are always in style. There is not a week in which one does not appear at the top of the best-seller list. The reason is simple: they are suitable for all audiences. And it is very rare that they become heavy, even if they have hundreds of pages.
This is a selection of ten essentials that are a perfect gift (or self-gift) for Book Day.
‘Red Queen’ series
Three books are not enough to get tired of Antonia Scott and Jon Gutiérrez, the characters created by a masterful Juan Gomez-Jurado. ‘Red Queen’, ‘Black Wolf’ and ‘White King’ read themselves, you don’t have to make much effort to enter the infinite loop of ‘one more chapter’.
‘Give and it will be given to you’
At the company of Donna Leon is a guarantee of success. And in ‘Give and it will be given to you’ the equation is fulfilled again. The thirty-first installment by curator Brunetti returns to the scene of one of the great successes of the queen of the genre: Venice, where the well-known ‘Acqua alta’ also takes place. Loyalty mixes with mystery throughout 336 fast-paced pages. Despite his 80 years, his ideas do not run out.
Saga ‘Inspector Camino Vargas’
‘Progeny’, ‘Species’ and ‘Planet’ are a journey of sensations led by Inspector Camino Vargas. Seville is the guiding thread of these stories created by Susana Martin Gijon, great fan of the genre since childhood thanks to her mother and grandmother. She also participated in the series ‘La novia gitana’, based on the homonymous novel by Carmen Mola.
‘Our part of the night’
One of the great jewels of Latin American literature brings out its full potential in ‘Our part of the night’, Herralde Novel Award in 2019. Mariana Enriquez In his fourth novel, he addresses topics such as family relationships, spirituality, death and power.
Baztán Trilogy
Dolores Redondo It has become one of the benchmarks of Spanish letters in part thanks to the Baztán Trilogy. The Basque writer recounts her books because of her recognition: for ‘All this I will give you’ she won the Planeta Award and the books starring Amaya Salazar, with her dark and gloomy aesthetics, are a success on the big screen.
‘The riddle of room 622’
Joel Dicker He is one of the young writers with the most international projection. And while it is true that his readers begin to complain that his plots are repetitive, all his releases instantly become a bestseller. He touched glory with ‘The truth about the Harry Quebert case’ and since then he has been hooking fans around the world. ‘The enigma of room 622’ gives a good example of this.
Saga ‘Commissioner Harry Hole’
Saying black novel transports directly to the countries of northern Europe. The lack of light in the Scandinavian territories create the perfect atmosphere for detective stories. And, in fact, from there is the ‘king’. Jo Nesbo He has published 13 volumes of the series on Commissioner Harry Hole, but has also dabbled in young adult literature and has written other independent works. Either is a sure hit.
‘The day sanity was lost’
Thanks to him, many young Spaniards have become hooked on reading. Social networks have helped generate the phenomenon javier castillo, which began with ‘The day sanity was lost’ in 2017. Since then, the writer from Malaga has published five more books. And several have already been adapted to the small screen.
Saga ‘The Gypsy Bride’
carmen mola He has managed not to leave anyone indifferent. The pseudonym of Jorge Díaz, Agustín Martínez and Antonio Mercero lived a second youth after winning the Planeta Award for ‘La bestia’. However, his greatest success will always be the saga that began ‘The Gypsy Bride’, which has already been adapted on the small screen. Three volumes follow: ‘The purple network’, ‘La nena’ and ‘Las madres’.
‘The girl on the train’
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A global success with capital letters. Paula Hawkins He touched the sky with ‘The girl on the train’ and became a reference in the genre. Even today, eight years after its publication, it often finds its way onto the best-seller list. The British writer has three other books: ‘Written in the water’, ‘A slow fire’ and ‘Blind spot’.
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