This 2023 is being one of the years in which the most famous writers are releasing new works. This is the case of Delito by Carme Chaparro, a book that borders on thriller with a twisted and shocking story, so much so that from the first pages they will captivate any reader.
But, what should you know about Crime? And about Carme Chaparro? Is it a suitable book to relax and unwind? That is what we are going to answer below.
Who is Carmen Chaparro?
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We owe the novel Delito to the writer and journalist Carme Chaparro, Known especially for her previous books, the Ana Arén trilogy. If you don't know them, they are the books "I'm Not a Monster", "The Chemistry of Hate" and "Don't Let Your Father Down".
For 25 years she has been in the news editions of the Mediaset group (on Telecinco), a network in which she usually collaborates from time to time (her last project was Everything is a lie, as a presenter).
His first novel, “I am not a monster” received the 2017 Primavera Novel Award and since that year all the books he has published have been very successful.
In fact, Even though it's only been six years, he already has a good collection of books:
I am not a monster.
The chemistry of hate.
Shut up, you're prettier.
Don't disappoint your father.
Crime.
Do you know my tear? (children's book).
What Crime is about, by Carme Chaparro
The story of Delito places us in a hotel in Madrid, the setting from which ten people, apparently with nothing to relate them to each other, decide to jump into the void simultaneously. The protagonists will then be Miguel, a forensic expert; and Berta, a famous journalist, who must put the pieces together and know exactly what happened and why this disaster occurred.
We leave you the synopsis in case you want to know more about the story:
«The first human being crashes against the asphalt at ten forty-two minutes on the night of Sunday June XNUMXnd. A man walking on the other side of the square instinctively looks up. He has time to see several people - he couldn't say how many, he later tells the police - on the windowsills of a skyscraper. And suddenly, before he can even marvel at what's happening, they all jump at once.
They jump at the same time and explode against the ground almost at the same time.
And, again, that indescribable noise. Although much more intense.
That warm summer night in Madrid, ten people jump into the void from ten rooms on the seventh floor of the hotel that presides over the Plaza de España. None of them had registered at reception. They do not carry anything that identifies them. There is a young woman who may have barely turned thirty, but also someone who is over eighty. A corpse has clothes worth more than six thousand euros on it. Another wears clothes that an NGO had given him. Their worlds have never crossed.
They don't know each other. There is no guest or employee who remembers seeing them in the hotel, nor any personal items in the rooms from which they jumped; although on the nightstand of number seven hundred and sixteen the investigators find a pair of lit candles that seem to be praying to a little virgin whom they gently illuminate. "That's just the first of the surprises."
On the official page of the book you have an extract available in PDF with the first pages of the book in case you want to start reading it and see if you like how the author narrates.
How many pages does Delito by Carme Chaparro have?
One of the common questions that is searched a lot on the Internet is related to the length of the book. You should know that this differs greatly depending on how the book is printed.
You see, hardcover may have more pages than softcover. And the same thing happens if it is taken out in pocket format.
As it is a relatively new book (it was published in April 2023), for now you only have it available in hardcover and this consists of 504 pages in total.
Surely when it comes out in pocket and paperback format the number of pages will change (and that will also affect its price).
Crime Characters
Following the story of several main characters is not easy, neither for the readers nor for the writer himself.. So narrating the lives of ten deceased, as well as that of the "living" protagonists who must unravel what has happened, must not have been easy for Carme Chaparro.
And yet, that is what we are going to find in the story of Crime.
We can't tell you about each and every character., because that would make us reveal some important details that are better to discover as you turn the pages of the book. But what is clear is that there are many characters.
To begin with, the 10 alleged suicides who decided to jump from a central hotel in Madrid. Then, the coroner, who must examine each of the victims and, if possible, establish what relationship there is between them. A famous journalist who had to leave the country and returns… And many others who will get to know each other throughout the novel until it leads us to an even more convoluted story.
Is it a single book?
One of the doubts that may make you think a lot about buying or reading this book is knowing if it is really a self-contained book or if, on the contrary, it is going to be part of a trilogy, bilogy or a series of more books.
From the looks of it, the book is unique, with its beginning and its end. At least for now because we don't know exactly what the writer is doing or if she plans to continue with any of the characters that appear in the novel (be it Miguel, Berta or another).
Have you read Delito, by Carme Chaparro? Do you feel like doing it? Now that you know a little more, you can make the decision or share your opinion with others.