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Dry Ice
At a resort and urban complex in Oropesa del Mar, on the Levantine coast of Spain, Inspector Almanzor is ordered to investigate the death of Malory, an Irish tenant who was in a private hot tub with her husband Brendan. While not rejecting the hypothesis of suicide due to the lack of prints, the police team engages in a case in which the only clue is the presence of dry ice or carbonic snow in the water. The substance is normally harmless, but in high concentration can cause a disturbingly sweet death.
The thrilling plot leads Almanzor, a keen police officer and criminal psychologist, Roberto, the officer accompanying him, Rosa, the forensic specialist, and Isabel, the police commissioner leading the process, to focus on the couple's personal relationships, on the urban development business of Gerard, the real estate owner, as well as on the organized crime that is emerging in the area.
Using a third-person narrator who shadows different characters, the reader gains access to the personal view and memories of the victim's family and friends. Brendan conducts a parallel investigation of the crime. Adriana, a friend and colleague of Malory in a children's school, presents psychiatric problems due to the trauma generated by witnessing the scene of the possible crime. Eileen, sister of the deceased, and Sinead, her niece, and ex-girlfriend of the lifeguard Alex, reveal details of their intimate life. Anthony and Daniela, neighbors of the area, become key figures to reconstruct the life of the woman in an environment where nothing is what it seems.
The thrilling plot leads Almanzor, a keen police officer and criminal psychologist, Roberto, the officer accompanying him, Rosa, the forensic specialist, and Isabel, the police commissioner leading the process, to focus on the couple's personal relationships, on the urban development business of Gerard, the real estate owner, as well as on the organized crime that is emerging in the area.
Using a third-person narrator who shadows different characters, the reader gains access to the personal view and memories of the victim's family and friends. Brendan conducts a parallel investigation of the crime. Adriana, a friend and colleague of Malory in a children's school, presents psychiatric problems due to the trauma generated by witnessing the scene of the possible crime. Eileen, sister of the deceased, and Sinead, her niece, and ex-girlfriend of the lifeguard Alex, reveal details of their intimate life. Anthony and Daniela, neighbors of the area, become key figures to reconstruct the life of the woman in an environment where nothing is what it seems.
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Published May 15, 2021
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August 19, 2021
Me da mucha rabia cuando no me gusta un libro.
Podrá parecer una tontería, pero es un querer y no poder 😪
Agradezco infinitamente al autor el haberme hecho llegar su libro y darme la oportunidad de leerlo, pero en esta ocasión no me ha gustado.
He ido intercambiando opiniones con él, pero el resultado ha sido igual, aunque me haya explicado yo he seguido sin verlo claro.
Tenía una premisa que prometía, pero no me ha convencido en su conjunto.
Es cierto que es su primera novela y se nota en muchos aspectos, ya sabemos que escribir es muy difícil. En este sentido me ha fallado la narración, el contexto y los saltos temporales; aspectos que ya he comentado con él.
Aún así no me cierro a seguir leyéndole y a descubrir ese avance y evolución con el que seguro nos sorprende.
Podrá parecer una tontería, pero es un querer y no poder 😪
Agradezco infinitamente al autor el haberme hecho llegar su libro y darme la oportunidad de leerlo, pero en esta ocasión no me ha gustado.
He ido intercambiando opiniones con él, pero el resultado ha sido igual, aunque me haya explicado yo he seguido sin verlo claro.
Tenía una premisa que prometía, pero no me ha convencido en su conjunto.
Es cierto que es su primera novela y se nota en muchos aspectos, ya sabemos que escribir es muy difícil. En este sentido me ha fallado la narración, el contexto y los saltos temporales; aspectos que ya he comentado con él.
Aún así no me cierro a seguir leyéndole y a descubrir ese avance y evolución con el que seguro nos sorprende.
July 12, 2021
Title: Dry Ice.
Author: Jorge Sánchez Lopez
Genre:Fiction
Read via:kindle edition
Ratings:5/5
⚫Cover of the book is Well.
⚫The plot of the book is well developed.
⚫The language used is quite simple to go through.
⚫The story is very engaging with great suspense.
⚫Title is appropriate.
⚫The characters were well furnished.
About Book-
Third person, multiple characters in a choral novel, dialogues depicting local way of speaking, although in English it might be appreciated. Psychological tension, some action, a few erotic scenes and there is some part where Adriana, Malory's friend, suffers a dissociative amnesia that has been well documented. The lifeguard, Alex, is a boy with a baby, social problems. Brendan wants justice, Manuel is a suspect.
No more spoilers.
A highly recommended book for you all.
Especially i absolutely loved the way he portrayed the incident sequencially with suspense.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Author: Jorge Sánchez Lopez
Genre:Fiction
Read via:kindle edition
Ratings:5/5
⚫Cover of the book is Well.
⚫The plot of the book is well developed.
⚫The language used is quite simple to go through.
⚫The story is very engaging with great suspense.
⚫Title is appropriate.
⚫The characters were well furnished.
About Book-
Third person, multiple characters in a choral novel, dialogues depicting local way of speaking, although in English it might be appreciated. Psychological tension, some action, a few erotic scenes and there is some part where Adriana, Malory's friend, suffers a dissociative amnesia that has been well documented. The lifeguard, Alex, is a boy with a baby, social problems. Brendan wants justice, Manuel is a suspect.
No more spoilers.
A highly recommended book for you all.
Especially i absolutely loved the way he portrayed the incident sequencially with suspense.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
July 29, 2021
Un buen thriller en el que todos parecen sospechosos del asesinato de Malory.. pero ¿quien y por qué la mataron? Tendras que leer el libro para averiguarlo. 😊
June 17, 2021
The author is an articulate and intelligent bilingual author. He writes primarily in his native Spanish and does all of his own translations. Dry Ice is surprisingly good, and he writes in English better than most Brits.
What I liked most about this novel was the descriptions of place. The book is set between a plush resort and the victim's hometown—both in Spain. The description was like being taken on holiday—without the cocktail. It’s the closest I’m going to get to beautiful Spain or anywhere else this year.
There are so many undercurrents and possibilities in this book, from real estate deals to organised crime. However, most of it centres around telling the family's personal life as the story and their intimacy unravels. Everybody has an account, some want to tell their version, and some are more reticent—but every story is different. Everybody has something to hide. Secrets are revealed, and the detectives on the case are left to pick out the truth from the lies.
The book itself, the science and the police procedures are all well researched. The author writes about his people well and understands them.
A definite read for this coming summer—well into our second year of COVID19 and travel restrictions—let's all go to Oropesa Del Mar in the pages of this book.
Oh, my dear, I’m off to sunny Spain. Y viva Espana.
What I liked most about this novel was the descriptions of place. The book is set between a plush resort and the victim's hometown—both in Spain. The description was like being taken on holiday—without the cocktail. It’s the closest I’m going to get to beautiful Spain or anywhere else this year.
There are so many undercurrents and possibilities in this book, from real estate deals to organised crime. However, most of it centres around telling the family's personal life as the story and their intimacy unravels. Everybody has an account, some want to tell their version, and some are more reticent—but every story is different. Everybody has something to hide. Secrets are revealed, and the detectives on the case are left to pick out the truth from the lies.
The book itself, the science and the police procedures are all well researched. The author writes about his people well and understands them.
A definite read for this coming summer—well into our second year of COVID19 and travel restrictions—let's all go to Oropesa Del Mar in the pages of this book.
Oh, my dear, I’m off to sunny Spain. Y viva Espana.
June 17, 2021
Mr López is an articulate and intelligent bilingual author. He writes primarily in his native Spanish and does all of his own translations. Dry Ice is surprisingly good, and he writes in English better than most Brits.
What I liked most about this novel was the descriptions of place. The book is set between a plush resort and the victim's hometown—both in Spain. The description was like being taken on holiday—without the cocktail. It’s the closest I’m going to get to beautiful Spain or anywhere else this year.
There are so many undercurrents and possibilities in this book, from real estate deals to organised crime. However, most of it centres around telling the family's personal life as the story and their intimacy unravels. Everybody has an account, some want to tell their version, and some are more reticent—but every story is different. Everybody has something to hide. Secrets are revealed, and the detectives on the case are left to pick out the truth from the lies.
The book itself, the science and the police procedures are all well researched. The author writes about his people well and understands them.
A definite read for this coming summer—well into our second year of COVID19 and travel restrictions—let's all go to the Del Mar in the pages of this book.
Oh, my dear, I’m off to sunny Spain. Y viva Espana.
What I liked most about this novel was the descriptions of place. The book is set between a plush resort and the victim's hometown—both in Spain. The description was like being taken on holiday—without the cocktail. It’s the closest I’m going to get to beautiful Spain or anywhere else this year.
There are so many undercurrents and possibilities in this book, from real estate deals to organised crime. However, most of it centres around telling the family's personal life as the story and their intimacy unravels. Everybody has an account, some want to tell their version, and some are more reticent—but every story is different. Everybody has something to hide. Secrets are revealed, and the detectives on the case are left to pick out the truth from the lies.
The book itself, the science and the police procedures are all well researched. The author writes about his people well and understands them.
A definite read for this coming summer—well into our second year of COVID19 and travel restrictions—let's all go to the Del Mar in the pages of this book.
Oh, my dear, I’m off to sunny Spain. Y viva Espana.
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