Hailing from Getxo, Basque Country, exploded onto the literary scene with El mal camino (The Wrong Path). He is often compared to John Connolly and Stephen King, but with a distinct European sensibility. Santiago has a background in music, which explains the incredible rhythm of his prose—the sentences breathe, accelerate during chase scenes, and slow down to a crawl during moments of psychological dread.
Critics describe it as "absolutely addictive," designed to be read in one sitting with cliffhangers at the end of every chapter. Quick Facts for Your eReader Psychological Thriller / Crime Fiction. Approximately 480 pages. Part of the Illumbe Trilogy (followed by En plena noche Entre los muertos ), though it can be read as a standalone. El mentiroso by Mikel Santiago - Goodreads El Mentiroso Mikel Santiago epub
Mikel Santiago's ( The Liar ) is a psychological thriller that serves as the opening chapter of his acclaimed Illumbe Trilogy . Set against the atmospheric backdrop of the Basque Country, it explores the fragile boundaries between truth, memory, and deception. Plot Overview Hailing from Getxo, Basque Country, exploded onto the