Since its publication last Christmas, the novel ‘Visions in the mist’ (Amazon), by the zamorano author José Sánchez San Martin, has had a great reception among readers, to the point of being one of the best-selling books in our country this year.
The success of this edition has allowed him to cross our borders and at the moment, in addition, he is achieving a good international presence, especially in Latin America, and, within it, in a special way in Mexico, where the reception of the work has been very favorable. But, of course, also in Europe Sánchez San Martin has managed to place his novel, highlighting in this regard the large number of readers who have been interested in it in Germany and in the United Kingdom.
The factors that have influenced the success of ‘Visions in the mist ‘ There are several, but the most important thing is that the plot is full of intrigue and hook from the first page because it has the reader in suspense from the beginning to the end.
Sánchez San Martín tells the story of two young who, by chance, discover the mummified body of a woman with apparent signs of having been the victim of a violent death. The confusion that it produces and the deep mystery that permeates the environment of the peculiar find prompts them to start a painstaking and detailed investigation that will get complicated and delayed over time, to the point of wrapping their lives, already adults, in a series of events plagued with threats and dangers.
With a neat and agile style, which at times acquires great literary beauty, Sánchez San Martín frames this plot of growing intrigue in the setting of a small provincial town during the fullness of Franco’s regime.
A find in the Spain of the 50s that will change the lives of the protagonists
All events unfold in the Spain of the 50s, an environment with which many readers will feel identified, as it is one of the most intense in our country to be located at the height of the Franco regime.
Sánchez San Martín details that the genesis of the work was related to the ways of life in Franco’s period. «A time that almost immediately arouses conflicting opinions and various controversies. Opinions abound in which such a moment is regarded as absolutely black and nefariousIn fact, it has come to be thought that those of us who live it would be deformed, unhappy beings, devoid of illusions and the slightest breath of life “, explains the author.
«However», he clarifies, «I remember my youth and my first adult life as absolutely happy». For this reason, he details, “thinking of memories and anecdotes of those distant moments, I thought it might be interesting to collect some of those experiences in a novel. But by themselves, such moments might not be attractive enough. For this reason, I spun a detective novel plot in which I was embedding those lifestyles typical of the historical moment in which the plot unfolds ».
history, rhythm and intrigue
The gloomy and restrictive atmosphere of the time contributes to give the story drama to the plot core and a tension that makes the protagonists epic.
For all this, it is not surprising the warmth and welcome among readers who are fond of good literature. We have no doubt that ‘Visions in the mist’ it will continue to give its author a lot of satisfaction.
The book ‘Visions in the mist’, that already has thousands of readers in suspense, can be purchased through this link on Amazon.
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