Mystery novels have been fascinating reading lovers for a long time. The complex plots, the unexpected twists and the typical enigmas of this genre catch us without stopping with the passage of the pages and it is impossible to leave them until the last page is ended.
Authors such as Arthur Conan Doyle, with his iconic Sherlock Holmes, and more recently, writers such as Juan Gómez-Jurado, have marked the pattern of the genre. But it is difficult to talk about mystery novels without mentioning Agatha Christie, the undisputed queen of the suspense. His unique style managed to investigate Hercules Poirot and Miss Marple becoming some of the most admired stories of the genre.
In her works, the British author dominates as no one the ability to present a multitude of false clues and apparently irrelevant details that, in the end, are essential to solve the mystery that stars the plot. Christie has an amazing ability to play with our expectations, making each resolution as unexpected as satisfactory.
Obviously, its influence is still present in many current authors who, inspired by their legacy, continue to create stories loaded with tension and suspense. A clear example is The mysterious case of the Titanic imposterCarmen Posadas’s last book that reminds us of Christie’s novels a lot, but with a current and personal touch of the author.
The mysterious case of the Titanic imposter
This book, set in the famous transatlantic that shipwrecked on the night of April 14 to 15, 1912, is a work that, like Christie’s classics, hooks from beginning to end. The story tells the story of the wealthy widow of Peñasco, who one day suffered a bad feeling while he was in his palace in Madrid. His dire thought pointed to his only son and daughter -in -law, who supposed they were in Paris enjoying their honeymoon, something had happened to them. Unfortunately, it was not wrong, since the couple had embarked on which, supposedly, it was the safest ship in the world. A few days later the bad news arrived: his son had died, while his daughter -in -law, who had managed to get out and saves the sinking, was shattered by the loss in New York.
-From there, an intriguing story develops in which the same Emilia Pardo Bazán appears, in addition to the detective (which in the past exercised Dandy) Ignacio Selva. The researcher is contacted by a wealthy Lady of Avilés who communicates that his brother, a rich Indian who had been killed in the wreck, was really alive in his Havana mansion. Although at first everything is joy for good news, little by little the suspicions that point to that man can be an imposter begin.
The writer Carmen Posadas.
The writer and poet Benjamín Prado has praised the novel, highlighting his ability to hook the reader with his very well elaborate structure. In his own words, he commented that it is “a very well resolved novel, very well written and very well solved.”
However, what has surprised him most is the author’s ability to maintain intrigue. According to Prado, the book has “at least five finals”, which means that, as we advance in reading, each plot’s turn takes us on unexpected paths. As he says, “there is always a twist more”, something that gives the work a vertiginous rhythm, keeping the reader completely immersed in history until the final outcome.
A perfect book for summer, right?
