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Edgar Cantero

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May 27, 1981

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Edgar is a writer and cartoonist from Barcelona. Once a promising author in the local scene with his awarded 2007 debut Dormir amb Winona Ryder, the highbrow Catalan literary tradition soon lost influence on him in favor of Hollywood blockbusters, videogames, and mass-market paperbacks. The punk dystopian thriller Vallvi (2011) was his last book in Catalan before switching to English with a paranormal thriller, The Supernatural Enhancements (2014). Later, the Enid Blyton-meets-Lovecraft horror-comedy mashup Meddling Kids (2017) became a New York Times bestseller. It was followed by the noir spoof This Body's Not Big Enough for Both of Us (2018), starring the chimeric investigator(s) A.Z. Kimrean.

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Edgar Cantero Hi, Cassandra. No need to apologise. I have a few ideas for sequels if TSE proves popular enough, but not a big plan laid out for the series yet. Open…moreHi, Cassandra. No need to apologise. I have a few ideas for sequels if TSE proves popular enough, but not a big plan laid out for the series yet. Open-ended though it seems, we tried to make this one stand for itself. Also, if there are more books to come, old characters may reappear, but not as leads again. I want to bring in new people and try different combinations.(less)
Edgar Cantero Hi, Melinda! I don't think I'll write a new novel with Andy or Kerri (they deserve a good rest after their last case), but do not lose hope. There mig…moreHi, Melinda! I don't think I'll write a new novel with Andy or Kerri (they deserve a good rest after their last case), but do not lose hope. There might be new adventures for the Blyton Summer Detective Club beyond books. Thanks for reading!(less)
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Barcelona, 16:00h. Passo per davant de la llibreria Atzavara al carrer Escorial. Tenen el Gangsta Major a l'aparador. Tot correcte, ego inflat. Però n'hi ha més: hi ha una noia asseguda a la finestra, a tocar del vidre. Amb la motxilla de l'insti i un quadern de dibuix obert damunt els genolls. M'hi acosto i veig que està copiant la

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“No book is dangerous in and of itself, you know. But historically, reading a book in the wrong way has led to terrible consequences.”
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“The straw that breaks the camel's back always looks light enough, until it lands.”
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“A.: Whatever; you must know how it works. An artifact containing... raw feelings, unprocessed sights and sounds and pains that the brain interprets- is that too crazy?
DR. BELKNAP: No. It has existed for thousands of years. It's called a book.”
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‘What?’ he said, startled.
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