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Jorge Sánchez López was born in Madrid. He started to write poetry as a child, and came back to literature two decades later. After training as a psychologist, he read English Studies in Spain. He has worked as a social pscyhologist, editor and training technician, and for some years he has been preparing teenage and adult students for Cambridge Exams in Madrid. His published works include the poem books «Sentimientos o vasos comunicantes» (Andante, 2011), «Errática textura» (Celesta, 2013), «Aire y Ángeles» (translation of John Donne’s poems for Celesta, 2015). «Remontar la corriente» (Libros Indie, 2019) is his debut collection stories, which has been widely acclaimed among Spanish readers. "Dry ice" is his first written crime and psychological thriller in English, edited by Clublighthouse Publishing. This is coming out after « Nunca debiste atravesar esos parajes », a gripping FBI suspense novel set in Minnesota and Tennessee about the disappearance of several kids, which was released in Spanish by Seville-based publishing house Extravertida in 2020 and will soon be translated. He has also participated in local magazines and had a very active period in literary events of poetry and music in the Madrid scene, performing for recitals with pianists and guitarists. His main focus is on stories which offer psychological tension and realism.

At a resort and urban complex in Oropesa del Mar, on the Levantine coast of Spain, Inspector Almanzor is ordered to investigate the death of Malory, an Irish tenant who was in a private hot tub with her husband Brendan. While not rejecting the hypothesis of suicide due to the lack of prints, the police team engages in a case in which the only clue is the presence of dry ice or carbonic snow in the water. The substance is normally harmless, but in high concentration can cause a disturbingly sweet death. The thrilling plot leads Almanzor, a keen police officer and criminal psychologist, Roberto, the officer accompanying him, Rosa, the forensic specialist, and Isabel, the police commissioner leading the process, to focus on the couple's personal relationships, on the urban development business of Gerard, the real estate owner, as well as on the organized crime that is emerging in the area. Using a third-person narrator who shadows different characters, the reader gains access to the personal view and memories of the victim's family and friends. Brendan conducts a parallel investigation of the crime. Adriana, a friend and colleague of Malory in a children's school, presents psychiatric problems due to the trauma generated by witnessing the scene of the possible crime. Eileen, sister of the deceased, and Sinead, her niece, and ex-girlfriend of the lifeguard Alex, reveal details of their intimate life. Anthony and Daniela, neighbors of the area, become key figures to reconstruct the life of the woman in an environment where nothing is what it seems.

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En un complejo vacacional e inmobiliario de Oropesa del Mar, en la costa levantina, el inspector Almanzor recibe la orden de investigar la muerte de Malory, una inquilina irlandesa que se encontraba en una bañera de hidromasaje privada con Brendan, su marido. Aun sin rechazar la hipótesis de un suicidio debido a la falta de huellas, el equipo policial se dedica a un caso en el que la única pista es la presencia en el agua de hielo seco o nieve carbónica, un compuesto que normalmente resulta inocuo, pero que en una concentración elevada puede provocar una muerte inquietantemente dulce. La trepidante trama lleva a Almanzor, un agudo policía y psicólogo criminalista, Roberto, el oficial que lo acompaña, Rosa, la especialista forense, e Isabel, la comisaria que dirige el proceso, a incidir en las relaciones personales de la pareja, en el negocio urbanístico de Gerard, el dueño de la inmobiliaria, sí como en el crimen organizado que aflora en la zona. A través de un narrador en tercera persona que se focaliza alternativamente en diferentes personajes, el lector accede a la visión personal y los recuerdos de la familia y los amigos de la víctima. Brendan realiza un estudio del delito paralelo; Adriana, amiga y compañera de trabajo de Malory en una escuela infantil, presenta problemas psiquiátricos a causa del trauma generado al presenciar la escena del posible crimen; Eileen, hermana de la fallecida, Sinead, sobrina de la misma y exnovia del socorrista Alex, nos revelan detalles de su vida íntima; Anthony y Daniela, vecinos de la zona, se convierten en figuras clave para reconstruir la vida de la mujer en un escenario donde nada es lo que parece.

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Category: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense