Mondays at Zenda. Monday of Spanish-language storytelling. This Monday, in this case, devoted to The Hour of the Monsters, the latest novel by the Castilian and Leonese writer Miguel Ángel Santamarina (Burgos, 1972), published by the publisher Ediciones B. Channeling his narrative around a classic intrigue, halfway between the thriller and the crime novel, Santamarina offers a twist by placing the weight of the investigation on the shoulders of a journalist, thereby reflecting on to what extent those who participate in media circuits can remain distant in the face of the most absolute horror.
The publisher itself notes, in relation to the book: “Two months have passed since Mario and Bruno, two teenagers from Ciudad Real, disappeared. When a primetime program obtains data that even the police do not know, the case becomes a media circus full of sordid details.
Consumed by obsession, the journalist Javier Redondo will do anything to uncover the truth behind this event. He will soon find himself drawn into a dangerous plot in which he will discover the atrocities that human beings are capable of while risking his own life.
This is a story about the most terrifying monsters of our society: those who reveal themselves in broad daylight. A gripping investigation that takes us to the bottom of corruption and depravity, where every clue brings us closer to danger and every suspect is closer to power”.
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Author: Miguel Ángel Santamarina. Title: The Hour of the Monsters.Publisher: B. Sales: Amazon.