Glastenbury, Vermont, 1936. Three women murdered in a single month, each with the same clean cut across the throat and a different piece of themselves missing. A local constable who knows everyone in town and can't find the killer. A medical examiner who discovers something during an autopsy that frightens him enough to board a night train to Boston without telling anyone why.
He never arrives.
What follows is an investigation that moves on two tracks ? a state detective sent from outside, methodical and unimpressed by appearances, and a journalist who arrives in disguise, asking questions no one else thought to ask. Between them, they uncover a town that looks ordinary from every angle and is anything but.
Glastenbury's Secret is a classic mystery in the tradition of 1930s American noir, with the atmospheric dread of New England winter, a killer hiding in the most unexpected place, and a final revelation that reframes everything that came before it.
For readers who like their mysteries cold, their small towns unsettling, and their answers earned.
Autorentext
Rubén Alfons is a Uruguayan poet, lyricist, and composer born in San Carlos, Maldonado, Uruguay. His voice was shaped by the streets rich in stories and the silences that speak louder than words. A lifelong seeker of truth through language and music, he has participated in literary workshops such as *Movimiento Cultural Carolino* and *Poetas del Siglo XXI*, where his craft evolved in dialogue with others.
His work has reached international audiences through anthologies like *Con luz propia* (Paraguay) and *Maresía* (Argentina), and his short stories have been recognized in national contests such as *Maldonado te cuento*. As both a songwriter and a poet, Rubén's creative journey bridges the spoken and the sung, always grounded in human emotion, resilience, and introspection.
With *Ardence*, he offers readers a personal and universal reflection?a poetic map drawn with scars, silence, and unyielding light.