a former reporter of a publication on paranormal phenomena be a night taxi driver in the city of Alicante income tragicomicall this is on the eve of Halloween and at its gates a mystery convention held in a fancy hotel and the old spa in Aigües. this plot Hotel Grand Finale. Episode 1: A taxi driver, two men in black, and a mummy in an elevatorThe new novel by writer Daniel Valverde (Mollet del Vallés, 1977), who has lived in Alicante for years, is the first of a trilogy and aims to be a novel. a parody of the mysterious world.
“The Tragicomic and Fortean is a dark novel (a term referring to phenomena that cannot be resolved by science) in Alicante “As a salute to the city,” says Valverde, who thanked him for welcoming him at the beginning of the novel, edited by Gante Blanco, whose cover belongs to cartoonist Adrián Bago.sycophant), where all the characters in the story appear, including the taxi driver and the mummy. A book by the author This Saturday at 18:00. inside Fnac Boulevard accompanied by Alicante Jorge Fernandez CarbonellBiology Doctor and Director of Culture.
Valverde, in addition to being a private aviation pilot, mystery show/podcast Sealed CellarRecorded and broadcast from Alicante since 2006, where we “try to find logical explanations for so-called cases of unsolved mysteries and unravel the mystery of many from a rational and logical point of view”. This activity is somehow transferred from the podcast to the novel by Valverde, as we often “assume mysteries that are outwardly funny or comical”, noting the author whose book appeals to this “tragicomic” side. o Area Respect for unresolved real cases, Hotel Grand Finale “Professional esotericists of tarot lines, neo-Cathar gurus, etc.” criticizes.
his story It is also a parody of noir novels. Containing stories “always with the same beginning: a death or disappearance and a couple investigating it” “quick and easy reading”. There is even humor invented reviews that appear on the book coverdescribing him as “powerful, utterly bizarre and absurd” (Alicante Tribune) or pointing to this newspaper as “Daniel Valverde is out of his mind. This confirms him” (Knowledge).
places
The plot in Alicante, rebelinside Aigües Pretoriain the squares and royal buildings in the city where the hotel holds important secrets, and in bars with changed names such as Malacresta or Bajamira. The publication is already on sale, and the author has already advanced the second part of the trilogy, which began with the mystery convention.
other books
Valverde already released in 2018 with the same publisher Towards the Great Desolation: Apollo II Odyssey and Mysteries of the Moon and a recently revised and expanded edition Basement doors open With nine unreleased episodes of the currently aired podcast more than 150 episodes since its inception and can be heard on Spotify.