The Tired Gods

When Inspector Nicolás Gallardo returns to Seville, after a seven-year hiatus, and is assigned Leopoldo Barrena’s case, it is hard for him to imagine that behind the seemingly routine suicide lies something more - the dark secrets of violence, racketeering and human suffering. Will the inspector manage to get out of the tangled maze he has fallen into, overcoming his own troubles? Each page presents new disclosures, reveals new aspect to consider, and raises new questions. The reader is in a hurry to find out not only what the police investigation will lead to, but also to understand the motives of the numerous characters in the novel. What excites them, what scares them, and what ultimately makes them as they are. The author masterfully uses the form of a police thriller to capture the pulse of modern life with its various problems and human destinies, to introduce us to the everyday life of the police and, last but not least, to present a magnificent picture of contemporary Seville.