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The Soul Game

The Soul Game

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THE EXPLOSIVE NEW THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING PHENOMENON THE SNOW GIRL, SOON TO BE A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES!


When investigative journalist Miren Triggs is sent a photo of a missing girl, it’s the first promising lead in a decade long cold case that continues to haunt her family.

Miren is instantly intrigued by this new clue. Could it be the first step in finding the missing girl – and could Miren be the one to do it?

Before she has a chance to follow the trail, though, she’s called to report on a shocking murder. A crucified body has been found in the suburbs of Queens.

Miren is torn between the crimes of past and present. But could it be possible these cases are linked?

And in searching for the truth, is Miren putting herself in the sights of a killer?

© Javier Castillo 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

About the author

Javier Castillo

Javier Castillo grew up in Malaga, where he always dreamed about becoming a writer. On his daily 48-minute commute to his job in finance, he used to spend every moment of the train journey writing chapters to what would become his first novel, The Day Sanity Was Lost. Since he self-published that novel, his life has changed dramatically. After his first book was translated into 10 languages and published in more than 63 countries, Javier was signed up by Penguin Random House Spain who have since published six more novels.

The Snow Girl, his fourth novel, has sold more than 2 million copies in Spain and become an international phenomenon. His subsequent novels, The Soul Game and The Crystal Cuckoo, have been instant no. 1 bestsellers, and will both be adapted for the screen by Netflix.
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