Description
A DRESSING ROOM AT THE MARÍA GUERRERO
Book Summary
In this third installment featuring poet-commissioner Jaime Morales, theater and life merge in a crime that challenges the boundaries between fiction and reality. When an actress is found murdered in the dressing room of Madrid’s María Guerrero Theater, the commissioner must unravel a web of passions, disagreements, and secrets hidden behind the curtain. As the investigation progresses, young Gregorio struggles between love, loneliness, and the whims of fate, in a novel that combines the pulse of a thriller with the sensitivity of the best contemporary fiction.
What is it about?
The plot begins with a double murder that blurs in time and space: that of an actress on stage, in plain view of the audience, and that of the same woman in the intimacy of her dressing room. Two deaths that, like life and theater, intertwine and become confused. Commissioner Jaime Morales, an experienced investigator with the soul of a poet, faces the challenge of clarifying the motives that led to this crime. Through his eyes, the reader delves into the intricacies of Madrid's theatrical world, where human passions are unleashed with the same intensity as they are on stage. In parallel, the novel follows the steps of Gregorio, a young man whose soul struggles between love, a feverish loneliness, and the weight of chance and fate, forces that can just as easily fill him with hope as threaten to lose him.
Main themes
- The duality between fiction and reality in the world of theater.
- Crime and police investigation as a vehicle to explore human psychology.
- The passions, disagreements, and secrets that nest within personal relationships.
- Love, loneliness, and the conflict between fate and chance in the characters' lives.
- Madrid’s theater scene as a setting and supporting character in the plot.
Who is it recommended for?
For readers of crime and detective novels who are looking for plots with a literary background and poetic sensitivity. Also for those who enjoy stories set in the world of theater and narratives that explore the complexity of human emotions. Especially suitable for those who have followed the Commissioner Jaime Morales series and wish to discover his new investigation.
What this book offers
- A police intrigue plot with a literary and poetic approach rarely seen in the genre.
- An immersion into the fascinating and hidden world of Madrid theater.
- A reflection on identity, fiction, and reality through the characters' lives.
- The evolution of a recurring character, Commissioner Jaime Morales, in his third adventure.
Technical specifications
- Author: Martín del Burgo, Ángela
- Publisher: Ediciones Torre de Lis
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: Modern and contemporary fiction; Morón de la Frontera local history
- Collection: POE
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: March 2021
- Number of pages: 240
- Weight: 300 g
Editorial review
A novel that successfully combines the structure of a police thriller with polished prose and a poetic sensibility that enriches the reading experience. The setting at the María Guerrero Theater and the double death of the actress provide an original and suggestive starting point. Fans of the Commissioner Jaime Morales series will find an installment here that maintains the tone and quality of the previous ones, while new readers will discover a unique investigator whose poetic gaze adds an extra layer of depth to the criminal investigation.