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One of the most original and funny teenage detectives ever written.
Erik Vogler is the geekiest and most obnoxious 15-year-old boy in the world: he is maniatic, extremely tidy, super scrupulous and his nerves are always all on edge. Despite being quite the coward, Erik seems to have a special skill to attract all sort of spooky events. His partner in these adventures is his own gradmother, Berta Vogler. She is a jack-of-all-trades and incredibly vital, a woman ahead of her time who thinks her grandson is a “snobby cold fish”.
The protagonist team is joined by Albert Zimmer, Berta’s neighbour’s son, who is also 15 years old, and who clashes with Erik’s personality. Erik does not seem to understand why Albert has such pale skin colour. In spite of being rivals, they will need each other to solve the upcoming mysteries.
Erik’s adventures begin in holidays when, instead of going to New York with his father as he had promised, he stays at his grandma’s in the countryside. Shut in his room, Erik is visited by a young ghost who happens to be one of the victims of the many murders that are shaking the whole country. From that moment onwards, the young detective will start his career in a mysterious and paranormal atmosphere.
Another case takes place in a spa, where an old woman suddenly dies in front of Erik. She disappears right after Erik goes to get help. He will also have to investigate the many secrets hidden in the “haunted” Irish castle Erik inherits from his uncle Leonard.
Erik will also discover love. Cloé is a beautiful French girl he meets in a trip to France with his grandmother, who wants to reunite with her college friends. Erik will also need from his rival Albert to stop a serial killer who plans to kill his grandma and her friends.
Erik, Berta and Albert become an inseparable trio who will come across all sort of detective cases. Thanks to their shrewdness, delicacy, and peculiar personalities, but also thanks to chances and lucky strikes, there won’t be a mystery they’ll be unable to solve.
RELEVANT DATA: Erik Vogler is an eight-instalment bestselling saga. With more than 150,000 copies sold, the saga was a finalist for the Les Mordus du Polar Award in Paris.
Critics assure “this is one of the most original and funniest sagas of recent times”. They also highlight the peculiar personality of the main character, whose creator has perfectly shaped all throughout the saga.
Beatriz Osés, the author, has received several awards, like the Joaquín Sama and Gines de los Ríos awards, and the Lazarillo Award of Literary Creativity. She was also awarded with the National Award of Young Adult Literature and the Edebé Award, besides being finalist to the Children’s Literature National Award.
The illustrator of the saga, Iban Barrenetxea, is an award-winning graphic designer who has illustrated over 12 books. Among the many national and international recognitions he has received, one could highlight: a badge of honor in the International Illustration Bienal of Bratislava, the Euskadi Award of Literature, and his nominations to the Junceda Iberia Award and the CJ Picture Book Awards in Corea.
AUDIOVISUAL POTENTIAL: In development for TV Series format.
LANGUAGES AVAILABLE: Spanish, French, Russian, Polish, Turkish, Iranian.
