Are you passionate about thrillers? Do you want to meet an author who, according to his publisher, is the best in this genre? So You should try reading Splinters on the Skin, one of the many books that author César Pérez Gellida has published.
What do you know about him? Is it a unique book? What is it about? Who is the author and what has he published? In this article we collect all the details that you should know.
Who is César Pérez Gellida
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Just as we told you at the beginning, The author of Splinters in the Skin is César Pérez Gellida, Spanish writer born in Valladolid in 1974.
During his youth it does not seem that he had much interest in literature, since he graduated in Geography and History from the University of Valladolid, and then did a master's degree in Business Management and Marketing from the Chamber of Commerce of Valladolid.
At a professional level, he worked in telecommunications companies and the audiovisual industry.. Something that she gave up one hundred percent in 2011, the year she decided that she would dedicate herself to writing.
And the truth is that he had a good start with his first novel, Memento mori. In fact, he received the 2012 Racimo Literature Prize.
This book was not unique, but was part of a trilogy along with Dies irae and Consummatum est.
The author's last published book is The dwarfs grow., although there is an Italian translation of Splinters in the Skin that came out in 2023.
What is it about Splinters in the skin
Splinters in the skin is a book that hits you as soon as you read it. Many of Gellida's books are like this, the first chapter is one that leaves you with thousands of unknowns and hooks you. In this case, we have a violent murder but we don't know who the victim is, who is the murderer... Therefore, you end up curious to know what is happening.
In the synopsis itself they don't tell you about this first chapter, so it takes you by surprise (and regardless of what is narrated, it is nice for an author to surprise readers).
If you want to see what we mean, here's the synopsis:
«Splinters in the skin is an absorbing psychological thriller in which it is confirmed that César Pérez Gellida is the true magician of deception in our letters.
Two childhood friends with an outstanding debt.
A forced reunion in the walled Valladolid town of Urueña.
Álvaro, a successful writer, and Mateo, a crossword puzzler in the red, will end up trapped in the chaotic medieval layout of the town and under an unrepentant gang. Both will be part of a macabre game in which the thirst for revenge will lead them to make decisions that will condition their lives in the event that one of them manages to overcome the day.
Splinters in the Skin has an addictive and suffocating plot in the purest cinematographic style and at the service of quality literature.
Regarding the characters, the truth is that there are very few. The protagonists are two, Mateo and Álvaro, and the relationship that unites them is the central axis of the story. But Beyond them, the truth is that there are very few secondary ones.
Each of the protagonists also has their voice as narrator, well defined between them, because while one narrates the past, the other is in charge of the present time.
Is it a single book?
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One of the questions that many readers who know César Pérez Gellida ask whenever he releases a book is whether the book is unique or if there are more books. It is something common, especially considering that their series always tend to be trilogies.
However, from what we have been able to verify, it seems that the book has a beginning and an end. In other words, it is a book alone, there are no second or third parts (although you never know that).
What you should keep in mind is that The author wanted to have a detail for his other novels and between the pages there are some mentions of characters from other of his books; but they are not big details that make you lose the common thread of the plot.
It has something good, and that is that if you have never read anything by this author, it may be a good opportunity to do so and discover if you like how he writes, the stories he develops...
So, despite the fact that the Internet searches for the trilogy of this book, or the order in which it should be read, do not be guided by that because the book that the author released right after has nothing to do with this one and also seems to be independent.
Did you know splinters in the skin? And César Pérez Gellida? If you have read it, you can leave us your opinion in the blog comments.