Description
AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH THEM, BURST, PALOP
Book Summary
Palop, the hitman from The Agency, returns in his fourth installment with unleashed fury. In this pulp-style noir novel, the protagonist faces a spiral of colorful violence, abyssal melancholy, and sordid sex that pushes him to the limit. With razor-sharp prose and corrosive humor, Pascual Ulpiano (the pseudonym of Alberto Valle) constructs a story where the bullets dodged damage not only the body, but the soul as well. An intense and uncompromising read for lovers of the rawest crime genre.
What is it about?
Palop, the relentless hitman from The Agency, returns to action in a new installment that finds him on the verge of collapse. After dodging multiple assassination attempts, the protagonist discovers that invisible wounds are the deepest: every bullet that misses his body ends up tearing his soul apart. In this story riddled with stylized violence and cathedral-sized bad moods, Palop faces his own demons while trying to survive in a world where loyalty is a luxury and betrayal is a constant. With a tone that oscillates between the rawest pulp and the most abyssal melancholy, the novel follows in the footsteps of this character whom no one wants to cross, but who seems destined to burst from within.
Main themes
- The spiral of violence as a mechanism of self-destruction.
- Melancholy and emotional exhaustion in the criminal underworld.
- Loyalty and betrayal in an environment of hitmen and clandestine agencies.
- Sordid sex as a reflection of the protagonist's dehumanization.
- Pulp aesthetics and contemporary noir narrative.
Who is it recommended for?
This work is aimed at readers of noir and crime novels who are looking for stories with a raw, uncompromising approach and a marked pulp style. It is ideal for those who enjoy antihero characters, plots loaded with stylized violence, and black humor that does not shy away from the grotesque. It is also attractive to fans of authors like Alberto Valle or collections that bet on transgressive and genre narratives.
What this book offers
- An immersion into the rawest pulp universe, with fast-paced action and sharp dialogue.
- A psychological portrait of a hitman on the edge, exploring the emotional consequences of violence.
- A narrative that combines black humor with melancholy, offering a complex and addictive reading experience.
- A carefully crafted edition with a cover by prestigious illustrator Berto Martínez, which reinforces the atmosphere of the story.
Technical specifications
- Author: ULPIANO, PASCUAL
- Publisher: 66 RPM EDICIONS, S.L.
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY FICTION
- Collection: AOXOMOXOA
- Publication date: July 2018
- Number of pages: 158
- Weight: 200 g
Editorial review
And when you're done with them, burst, Palop is an installment that consolidates the AOXOMOXOA collection's commitment to high-voltage noir. Pascual Ulpiano manages to maintain the narrative tension and the overwhelming personality of his protagonist, offering a read that offers no respite. The combination of stylized violence, corrosive humor, and an undercurrent of melancholy makes this work an interesting option for followers of contemporary pulp and for those looking for a crime novel that transcends the clichés of the genre.