The Faltering Man: A Spanish Story By Sylvia Angela Gormley Kindle Edition The Faltering Man: A Spanish Story The horrors of Spain’s Franco era past and the problems of the present collide in this psychological thriller exploring the murky waters of conscience. A complex man hiding beneath a cloak of anonymity, David Castillo is an atheist who takes Sunday confessions. His half brother has just died he can’t think straight. He has ignored a woman, Magdalena Chente and a paedophile, both connected to his past abuse, living on his property. And he’s painfully aware of his father’s notoriety as “Franco’s Butcher,” even though he was erased from the history books in 1973. When the paedophile is found dead in Castillo’s bed, his life splinters. The murder has connections to the scandal in 1973 that’s been covered up by the army, politicians, and Roman Catholic Church—and the investigation threatens to uncloak Castillo’s anonymity. To protect himself—and salve his conscience—Castillo decides to engineer the investigation, headed by Chief Inspector Felipe Robles, whose own life is in turmoil, with the help of a serial killer’s son, the relatives of a former victim, and a computer hacker with friends willing to help key witnesses disappear. With each turn of the screw, this mystery unveils another fascinating layer of the Spanish soul.
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The horrors of Spain s Franco era past and the problems of the present collide in this psychological thriller exploring the murky waters of conscience A complex man hiding beneath a cloak of anonymity David Castillo is an atheist who takes Sunday confessions His half brother has just died he can t think straight He has ignored a woman Magdalena Chente and a paedophile both connected to his past abuse living on his property And he s painfully aware of his father s notoriety as Franco s Butcher even though he was erased from the history books in 1973 When the paedophile is found dead in Castillo s bed his life splinters The murder has connections to the scandal in 1973 that s been covered up by the army politicians and Roman Catholic Church and the investigation threatens to uncloak Castillo s anonymity To protect himself and salve his conscience Castillo decides to engineer the investigation headed by Chief Inspector Felipe Robles whose own life is in turmoil with the help of a serial killer s son the relatives of a former victim and a computer hacker with friends willing to help key witnesses disappear With each turn of the screw this mystery unveils another fascinating layer of the Spanish soul The Faltering Man A Spanish Story
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