Suicide is always a violent way out of an untenable situation. Hanging has a tragic farewell to this world, the weight of gravity as a macabre metaphor for the unbearable weight of living. But a hanged man with his eyes taken out of their sockets acquires a greater sinister meaning, that of an execution with a message to be deciphered ...
The case of the hanged man will lead Lieutenant Julián Tresser and finally Coira on a journey towards the essence of evil, or summary justice, a perspective on a world adrift, the lack of all morals, the most tragic sense of life. .
Summary: A man appears hanged in a pine forest on the outskirts of Madrid, with his eyes gouged out. In one of his pockets is a mysterious piece of paper with the name and address of a woman: Sara Azcárraga, who lives a few kilometers from the crime scene. Frail, lonely, a lonely vodka drinker, Sara shuns any contact with humans and works
from home. The Civil Guard Lieutenant Julián Tresser takes charge of the case, assisted by the young Corporal Coira, who is facing a criminal investigation for the first time, a difficult investigation, with hardly any clues, with too many enigmas. As Lieutenant Tresser progresses in his investigations, he will discover facts that will turn his existence tragic and lead him on a journey to hell that will mark his life forever.
Extraordinary thriller in line with the novels that are currently selling. A hypnotic plot, elaborated and fitted perfectly like a puzzle, some very accomplished characters, with soul and flesh and blood, and a rhythm that makes it impossible to stop reading.
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