The other girls
The other girls is a black novel written by the Madrid author Santiago Díaz. This is the third literary title by the also screenwriter, and the second to bring back Inspector Indira Ramos as the main character. The work was published by the publisher Reservoir Dogs in 2022. Despite belonging to a series, it can be read independently, although readers could risk losing sight of certain important details regarding the evolution of the characters.
After the sale of The other girls, A large part of the reading public was impressed, not only by the agile pen of Días, but also by the theme he chose for his book. The first part of the work in question is based on a terrible crime that occurred in 1992, an event that remained etched in the Spanish collective imagination, and whose trail persists to this day.
historical context of The other girls
On Friday, November 13, 1992, Míriam García, Toñi Gómez and Desirée Hernández, inhabitants of the Alcácer municipality, made auto stop to get to a nightclub in Picassent, where a party organized by his alma mater would take place. Unfortunately, the adolescents did not arrive never to your destination. Their bodies were found in a little-traveled area., in the vicinity of the Tous reservoir.
According to investigations and official statements, the ladies They were kidnapped and tortured by two men known as Antonio Anglés and Miguel Ricart, 26 and 23 years old, respectively. Ricart was found and sentenced to 170 years in prison, of which he only served 21. On the other hand, Anglés' whereabouts are still a mystery. This case is known in Spain as the Alcácer crime.
Synopsis of The other girls
The return of Indira Ramos
After a three-year break from her job as a police inspector, during which she tried to resolve her obsessive-compulsive disorder and become more aware of her personal life, Indira Ramos he must come out of retirement and return to Madrid. In that context, finds himself unable to face Iván Moreno, his deputy inspector. Despite the strained relationship between them, they must learn to work together to solve the enormous enigma that awaits them.
The fingerprints of the most wanted man in Spain —since the XNUMXs— they suddenly appear at a gas station after a mugging. The subject, accused of a terrible crime that has already prescribed, has been living anonymously with a false identity. Due to the prescription of the murder, the police no longer have justifications to go in search of the fugitive. However, Indira Ramos is sure that a man of such moral quality will commit crimes again.
Structure of the work
Like many Spaniards over the years, Santiago Díaz wondered what would have happened to Antonio Anglés, if he was alive, and what would happen if they found him.. This questioning led him to find what he considered the best organization of the story.
This Novelty is divided into Two parts. The first of them briefly recounts the real facts of the crime of Alcácer. While, the second is a fictional narrative that takes the murderer Antonio Anglés only as a resource that advances the central plot and the subplots.
in the work, Antonio was found guilty of assaulting the gas station and was arrested for that crime. However, years ago he committed a dastardly act that had no legal consequences for him.
Today, The Spanish police are willing to take the investigation to the last consequences to find any other reason to put him behind bars for life.
The other girls It is the type of novel where you know perfectly well who the villain is. What has surprised readers is not the who or the how, but the way in which the events unfold and why, something that is shown in an ending that manages to keep the public entertained.
the murderer of The other girls
Santiago Díaz did a great job of documentation. Thanks to that He managed to build a psychopath who manages to get into people's skin around it.
Antonio Anglés de Díaz is a man who is incapable of feeling empathy, who enjoys torturing and murdering defenseless people. His pleasure depends on seeing others suffer, which makes him even more dangerous, as he is someone who carries out his crimes for the sheer delight of committing them.
About the author, Santiago Diaz
Santiago Diaz Cortez
Santiago Diaz Cortes was born in 1971, in Madrid, Spain. His career began as a writer of radio scripts for the well-known Antena3 program. In that period she wrote content for series like There is no one living here, An adelante pass, Fire Code o Companions. Later he participated in other stations, where he was also a delegate, being the author of episodes of peace force, Malaka, The secret of Puente Viejo, I am Bea y The gift of Alba.
In 2018, after years of being part of successful radio and television programs, Santiago Díaz and the publishing house Planeta launched Talion, the author's first novel. This one has as its protagonist an audacious journalist whose convictions lead her to take justice into her own hands. The work was well received, so, in 2021, no one was surprised that the writer won his second title - the favorite of many of his readers -: The good father.
The aforementioned volume is in charge of presenting the character of Indira Ramos as the protagonist of a series of detective novels that, to date, enjoys a great commercial reception. Later, Diaz wrote the horror movie Voices. The film was directed by Ángel Gómez Hernández, and was released in theaters in July 2022. Viewers can find it on Netflix since November of that same year.
Other works of Santiago days
Novels
- Taurus. Save the Earth (2021);
- Indira. Series Indira Ramos II (2023)
Scripts for TV
- Hermanas (1998);
- at eleven at home (1998-1999);
- 7 days naked (2005-2006);
- My twin is an only child (2006-2009);
- supercharly (2010);
- Central Market (2019-2021).