“The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.”
Tom Clancy
The Columbus Conspiracy: A historic mystery thriller
A speculative historic thriller inspired by the mystery, deceit and crimes of Christopher Columbus and the 500-years conspiracy to cover up his true identity and mission. The book combines a present day murder mystery with the 15th century power politics and religious quests, set against the background of the always extraordinary, sometimes gruesome Age of Discoveries.
An American PhD student is found death, bleeding from a satanical pentagram-shaped cut in her wrist. Thirteen years later, her twin sister returns to Lisbon, facing a puzzle she will need to solve to uncover her sister’s murder and Columbus tremendous secret: a forbidden Book kept hidden for 500-years.
A passionate, fiery first-person account by Columbus up to his first expedition.
The memories of Columbus’ son Fernando, describing vividly the amazement of the first contacts with new civilizations, the atrocities unleashed by the ‘Conquistadores’, and a view of Columbus as a man torn apart between conflicting loyalties.
Read here the synopsis and initial chapters.
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Columbus Controversies and unsolved mysteries: The facts behind the fiction (English edition)
What if the schoolbook account we have been told about Christopher Columbus is a fairy tale?
This is a handbook companion to the mystery thriller “The Columbus Conspiracy” (Karlos K.), summarizing the key facts and mysteries that inspired the fiction. The book provides an overview of the evidence against the traditional view of Columbus: the contradictions, the trail of forged documents and the academic developments since the turn of the century that suggest the view of Columbus disseminated over the past 5 centuries may be a farce.
Read here the synopsis and initial chapters.
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Todos os Caminhos: 2 crimes e ½ em Santiago de Compostela (Portuguese edition)
Um convite para explorar, de forma ligeira e despretensiosa, Todos os Caminhos que se abrem no nosso quotidiano e as escolhas que cada um de nós faz na busca de ordem e sentido, para fugir à entropia da Vida.
Inspirado pelos Caminhos de Santiago, que faço anualmente de bicicleta com um grupo de amigos, e pela impressionante cerimónia do Botafumeiro na Catedral de Santiago de Compostela.
Um advogado rico e uma jovem hacker espirituosa e sensual veem-se envolvidos num turbilhão de eventos em Compostela, despoletado por dois crimes aparentemente desconexos que se cruzam numa rede de tráfego de droga e prostituição e num emaranhado muito maior de política internacional. A investigação conduz a um semáforo amarelo, onde se abrem Todos os Caminhos (do acaso ou do destino)… Qualquer dos caminhos leva a um resultado final imprevisível, que não é em absoluto bom nem mau. A vida é o que é, sem moralismos, indiferente às angústias e vontades dos homens e mulheres que teimam em encontrar-lhe um sentido.
Ler aqui a sinopse e os capítulos iniciais.
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Short Stories
História do Gato Preto: Contos da Pandemia (in Portuguese)
A short story written during the 2021 lock-down. In the empty streets of Porto, a black cat can’t find anyone to cast bad luck… the black cat was stuck with the bad luck for itself.
Pedro e Inês: Um conto do confinamento (in Portuguese)
A short story written during the first Covid-19 lock-down, inspired by the deafening silence and deserted streets of Porto.
Dois Mundos (in Portuguese)
A short story written in 1992, winner of the António Nobre National Literary Award.
Karlos K. 