Red Queen is a thriller written by the Spanish Juan Gómez-Jurado. This book was published in November 2018 and is the first installment of the trilogy that chronicles the adventures of Antonia Scott. She is an interesting woman with amazing intelligence, who without being a policeman has solved many crimes. However, certain situations have led her to adopt a totally isolated life.
Antonia's secrecy changes thanks to the intervention of the police officer Jon Gutiérrez, who manages to get her out of her confinement to undertake an investigation together. This is how an incredible and mysterious story unfolds throughout the city of Madrid. Thus, Red Queen it has nationally and internationally consecrated its author with more than 250.000 copies sold.
About the author, Juan Gómez-Jurado
On Friday, December 16, 1977, he was born in Madrid Juan Gomez-Jurado. He obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Information Sciences from CEU San Pablo University. Equally, has built a career as a journalist in Spanish media such as Canal +, Radio Spain, ABC, COPE String and participated in magazines What to Read, New York Times Book Review and Jot Down.
Literature career and accolades
Gómez-Jurado is an outstanding writer in the thriller genre, his first works were: Spies of god (2006) Contract with god (2007) and The Traitor's Emblem (2008). This last work - inspired by a true story and set in Nazi Germany - was worthy of the City of Torrevieja Novel Award.
After a 4-year hiatus, the writer continued his work with the novels: The Legend of the thief (2012) The patient (2014) The Secret History of Mr. White (2015) and Scar (2015) This last book, like The Traitor's Emblem, was among the best sellers in digital format within the Amazon platform during the years 2011 and 2016.
Jump to stardom
In 2018, Gómez-Jurado presented the thriller Red Queen to start the trilogy of Antonia Scott, an original character that has captured hundreds of readers. Deliveries Black wolf (2019) and White king (2020) continued the success of this one. This series made the writer a bestseller with more than 1.200.000 copies acquired by his readers, catapulting himself as one of the great exponents of the genre.
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From 2016, Juan Gomez-Jurado dabbled in the children's literature, specifically in the genres of adventure and mystery. He started his work with two series: alex colt y Rexcatators. In the latter, the writer shares authorship with the child psychologist Bárbara Montes.
The illustrations of these children's texts were made by Fran Ferriz. In 2021, Gómez-Jurado begins a new series with Montes that tells the story of the adolescent Amanda Black. That first copy is named A Dangerous Inheritance.
Children's works
- Alex Colt Series:
- Space cadet (2016)
- The battle of Ganymede (2017)
- The secret of the Zark (2018)
- Dark matter (2019)
- The Emperor of Antares (2020)
- Rexcatadores Series:
- The mystery of Punta Escondida (2017)
- The mines of doom (2018)
- The underwater palace (2019)
- Amanda Black:
- A Dangerous Inheritance (2021)
Media jobs
In his career in audiovisual media, highlights their participation for 4 consecutive years (2014-2018) on the Spanish radio station Onda Cero. There, together with Raquel Martos, he presented the "Individuals" section of the magazine Julia cool. In 2017, together with Arturo González, he conducted the program: cinemascopazo, which was transmitted through YouTube.
Likewise, he has ventured into the world of podcasting, with two cultural projects: Almighty y Here are dragons. In both he shares microphones from the beginning to the present day with Rodrigo Cortés, Arturo González-Campos and Javier Cansado. In 2021, He started as a television presenter for The flux capacitor, history program on the channel First de TVE.
Analysis of Red Queen
Red Queen is a crime novel set in Madrid, where great emotions are experienced while a kidnapping is solved. In the plot, Antonia and Jon join forces in the investigation of some cases involving two families of Spanish high society. Each story line is presented in a fresh way, with simple dialogue and short chapters that immediately grab the reader.
Red Queen
Red Queen is a European project dedicated to criminal investigation, was created to solve exclusive cases with total discretion and outside the law. This secret unit has great prestige, and manages their jobs jointly with police groups across Europe, Antonia Scott is part of that organization.
Antonia scott
Antonia, a gifted woman, 2 years ago she is away from her work and the real world. This situation is due to severe depression motivated by the feeling of guilt that invades her, after the accident of Marcos -her husband- who is in a coma in a hospital.
Jon Gutierrez
Inspector Gutiérrez is a diligent police officer for more than 40 years -homosexual-. He is originally from the Basque Country, with a strong body due to his fondness for weight lifting; in addition, he has a good sense of humor. Even though Jon is an honest police officer, He is currently suspended from his position for allegedly involved in illegal acts.
First investigation
Initially, Antonia and Jon must discover what is behind the murder Álvaro Trueba, the son of the director of a renowned Spanish bank. The young heir remained missing for several days and was later found dead in an exclusive urbanization in Madrid. As Antonia and Jon delve into the investigation, they are interrupted by the kidnapping of another wealthy young woman.
Kidnapping
The narrative presents the abduction of Carla, who is the daughter of Ramón Ortiz, a Galician businessman considered the richest man in the world. Carla takes refuge in her work in the family textile company, after not maintaining a good relationship with her father and her stepsister. While the investigation is developing, details about his personal life are revealed, which will provide valuable clues to the case.
Start the search
Jon Gutiérrez is a detective who, despite having an impeccable career, has recently been involved in an act of corruption. In this process, Gutiérrez is contacted by a mysterious person, who proposes him a mission: to find Antonia Scott and get her out of her confinement. In return, he promises to help you clean up your career.
After accepting the offer, the inspector begins his journey to Lavapiés, Antonia's place of residence. There, he must convince her to work together, a task that will not be easy, since she is submerged in deep sadness. Despite the mess, Jon manages to convince her; and by bringing up the Trueba case, he awakens his police instinct.
The unknown
As the inquiries about the cases progress, The relationship between Antonia and Jon goes through several stages, this because they have totally different personalities, but that end up complementing each other. Likewise, the investigation will take place full of mysteries and difficulties, in which the profile of the victims coincide and that will raise the unknown, will it be the same perpetrator?