Dies Irae

Synopsis of Dies Irae

After Memento mori, the day of wrath has arrived. 'Dies Irae' is the second installment of the thrilling trilogy 'Verses, Songs and Bits of Flesh' by author César Pérez Gellida. In this suspense novel, the action begins in the peculiar Italian city of Trieste, a border between two worlds. Augusto Ledesma chooses the former home of James Joyce as the first stage to continue his sinister work, which feeds on the breath of his victims and the humiliation of his persecutors. Inspector Ramiro Sancho travels there in his frantic and obsessive pursuit of a serial killer who seems to have accentuated his voracity. Meanwhile, criminal psychologist and former KGB agent Armando Lopategui, 'Carapocha', will walk the streets of Belgrade with his daughter in order to settle accounts with a ruthless past that he cannot shake off. Through fleeting trips in time, we will discover how the relationship between Pílades and Orestes was forged and we will witness its surprising outcome. Showing off a particular cinematographic style acclaimed by literary critics, the author envelops us in an addictive plot, woven from a solid argument and dotted with poems and songs that make up a unique soundtrack of crime.