Is it possible to maintain a series of novels with the same character as the focal point of the action for many books and not be repetitive or outdated? Twelve is already in the lead Bevilacqua and Chamorro (signed by lorenzo silvaa), eleven Petra Narin (by Alicia Giménez Bartlett) and nine Richard Cupid (from his hand Eugenio Fuentes). Another Ricardo, on this occasion White has made thirteen installments that reflect the socio-cultural changes in our country – more specifically the Canary Islands – over the past two decades. A geography that conditions day by day beyond being constantly fascinated by the beauty of the landscape.
In “The Caged Station” (Alba, 2023), José Luis Correa narrates the novel in the days before 13 March 2020. A day when Spaniards’ lives are forced to pause before an unknown panorama of uncertainty. everything. The weeks before that day had been a train of contradictions, from denying that we were dealing with a situation as serious as they would like us to believe, to ruining supermarkets with stockpiles of yeast and toilet paper.
If the pandemic flies in the first pages and puts us in the context of the upcoming panorama, it plays a bigger role in the face of the upcoming Santa Cristina festival and its possible cancellation towards the end. One of the events of the year in a small town where the body of a young Irish woman was found at sea a few days ago. Lynn O’Malley’s disappearance had already been reported by her sister, Siobhan. They were both spending their holidays on the island when death blocked Lynn’s path. Although the police will investigate the case, a neighbor becomes obsessed with the teenager and hires detective Ricardo Blanco to solve the crime.
One of the great achievements of Ricardo Blanco’s novels is that the character evolves hand in hand with the age in which he lives. In this way, conversations about religious fanaticism or sexual abuse will emerge. But without leaving aside the universal themes that continue to be valid and do not seem to have expired.
Therefore, the fact that the novel takes place in a small fishing village is as decisive for the plot as it is for the development of the plot: one cannot breathe any longer than usual without each of the neighbors knowing about it. If the light is visible in the windows in the hours that don’t touch each other, if someone refuses to go out and come in at their usual hour, if the relationship between two people seems closer than usual (or, on the contrary, trying to hide it is colder), something all eyes know how to detect. In this way it is possible to construct a closed-room crime in an area that is open by definition, but limited by gaze and ‘golisneos’.
Can we conclude that it is possible to continue a series of novels with thirteen installments and that they are not repetitive and outdated? Yes, José Luis Correa proves it with his plot, which is not only successful but also poetic and strikes a perfect balance between tradition and modernity.
Source: Informacion
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