- Themes: Literary fiction, Contemporary novel
- Publication: November 1, 2018
- Publisher: Emecé Editores
- ISBN: 9789500439862
- Pages: 544
- Synopsis of "The Absent Voice"
Things are not always as they seem, and the closer the world appears to a certain calm, the greater the storm that usually brews unexpectedly. A lightning bolt ends in seconds the reverie of Pablo Rouviot after enjoying a violin concert from one of his patients: his best friend, José, known as "El Gitano," was found on the brink of death in his office with a gunshot wound to the head. Everything seems to indicate a suicide attempt. But Pablo feels that it is not so: something deep within tells him that the truth is different, and once again, he must risk his life to reach ground zero of a present impossible to put into words.
Driven by an impulse pushing him to the brink of the irrational, licensed therapist Rouviot, with the help of his faithful companion, Sub-Commissioner Bermúdez, delves into an uncertain plot, a cryptic and sinister universe with its own laws. The revelation of a family secret brings him face-to-face with a dark, intelligent, and dangerous enemy. Almost unwittingly, he immerses himself in a story where he must use his analytical tools to clarify the police investigation, unaware that at every turn, he becomes a potential victim.
Vertigo, eroticism, and risky games where death takes the lead make "The Absent Voice" a thrilling psychological thriller that generates in the reader sensations as extreme as they are unfamiliar. A book that definitively confirms Gabriel Rolón as one of the most solid and effective storytellers when delving into the turbulent waters of human passions.