With over 1,500,000 readers, the master of the thriller genre, Mikel Santiago, returns with La chica del lago (The Girl from the Lake). The novel centers on a thriller writer who receives a photograph linking her to a real crime that inspired her most famous work.
When asked if he would prefer solving mysteries instead of writing them, Santiago admitted that while the enigmatic game of deduction attracts him, he is too cautious to face the situations he puts his characters through.
“"A good idea for killing someone is taking them for a walk on a cliff."
In a humorous anecdote, Santiago revealed his real-life caution: "When I am gifted chocolates, I give them to the editor first. I’m sure they are very good... but let her taste them first." He joked that even a 'good guy' like him might have enemies.
Regarding the controversy of writing about recent real crimes, Santiago emphasized the importance of temporal distance. He referenced the polemic surrounding the book about the Bretón case, arguing that the pain was "too close in time," echoing Woody Allen's quote: "Comedy is tragedy plus time."
