The work received critical acclaim for its humor and original structure, winning the Premio Cubelles Noir 2018 for the best novel published in Spanish.
is a 2017 autofiction detective novella by Spanish author Susana Martín Gijón . It serves as the third and final installment in a short novel trilogy that includes Pensión Salamanca and Destino Gijón . Plot & Setting Expediente MedellГn - Susana MartГn GijГіn (2).epub
Set in during the autumn of 2016, the story takes place amidst the nation's peace process with the guerrilla. The narrative follows a fictionalized, somewhat naive version of the author herself as she attends the Fiesta del Libro y la Cultura in Medellín. Her literary trip is disrupted when her own fictional characters begin to "leak" into reality, forcing her to confront: An obsessed police commissioner haunted by a cold case. A fugitive directly from her novels. A dangerous serial killer. Key Characters The work received critical acclaim for its humor
The novella is noted for its metafictional approach , blending crime fiction with elements of the . It provides a nuanced portrait of Medellín, moving from its elegant areas to marginalized neighborhoods like Moravia , intentionally subverting narco-culture stereotypes. Recognition Plot & Setting Set in during the autumn
The protagonist and metafictional version of the author who acts as a "Dr. Watson" style sidekick to her own creations.