Suma de letras  2017

Jose Gil Romero and Goretti Irisarri have crafted a tightly wound narrative engine in this novel. Through a suggestive creation of atmospheres and the use of cinematic techniques, the story captivates the reader, turning them into a spectator of a tale full of intrigue and mystery.

The Madrid sky turns blood red… the heavens seem ready to collapse.

But this is only the first of a series of extraordinary events. Over the course of two intense September days in 1859, two opposing characters set out to investigate these phenomena. He is a cynical, reclusive man, a former investigator of false miracles who no longer believes in anything; she is a young clairvoyant, able to perceive what reason denies, yet terrified by disturbing visions.

Their adventure will lead them to the underworld—the hidden passages of the city below—and to the skies, over slippery rooftops. Together, they will traverse a 19th century caught between faith and science, light and darkness. There, where monsters lurk, a singular beauty shines alongside the sinister.

“–What is the Hermetic Society? –asks the man with the canes.
The moment the child hears that name, his legs give way.
–Do you believe in the devil, Mr. Luzón?”