Anna wakes up in a hospital room, holding a notebook with a strange drawing of a kangaroo and a date—today’s date, the day she is supposed to die. But beyond that, Anna has planned everything… even though she remembers nothing since the day she killed her boyfriend. The new psychological thriller by bestselling author Federico Axat literally challenges the reader’s mind.
Anna wakes up in a hospital room with no memory of how she got there. At her side are Dr. Katz and Sheriff Hollinger, who tell her an unbelievable story: two years ago, Anna vanished after murdering her boyfriend. The only clue she left behind was her notebook, containing a drawing of a kangaroo and a date. That date is today—the day she was expected to die.
Since childhood, Anna has had an unusual ability, though she has never been fully aware of it: she can see the future, even if she can’t remember the past. Upon waking up in the hospital, she doesn’t recall that she has spent the last two years preparing for this very moment.
As Sheriff Hollinger and Dr. Katz try to help her escape, Anna places her trust in Dr. Katz, who gradually unveils the truth through a series of tests. One event leaves her baffled: while fleeing the hospital, they kill a man named Cohen… yet shortly after, he reappears as if he had never died.
Through time and the intervention of other characters, Katz explains the true extent of Anna’s condition. In the past, Anna was not only able to see the future, but she also remembered her past. However, after killing her boyfriend, her mind erased those memories. When Anna asks why she can’t see anything beyond the day she woke up in the hospital, the answer is clear: the day they found her was the day she was supposed to die. Beyond that date, there is no future left for her to remember.
All this time, Dr. Katz has been studying her case, manipulating her environment to ensure Anna follows the path foretold in her visions. Now, Anna realizes that for her, life unfolds in reverse order compared to everyone else. The hospital day, which she sees as the beginning of her love story with Sheriff Hollinger, is actually the end for him.
In search of answers, Anna meets a man named Della Croce, who explains the meaning of the kangaroo, an image she vaguely remembers seeing before. This figure always appears just before a jump into another timeline. Della Croce confesses that he also jumped into another reality on the day of his death—something Anna might experience if she chooses to. He did it to change his fate and rewrite his future, just as Anna now longs to do after learning that she killed her boyfriend because he forced her to have an abortion.
Finally, Anna prepares to cross the portal into another dimension, knowing she will likely lose all her memories—including her love for Sheriff Hollinger, which flourished in this timeline.
In the epilogue, Anna is living an entirely new life in another reality. There, she meets Dr. Katz by chance. Both are mothers, and in this version of her life, her boyfriend tried to make her abort but failed. Katz, whom Anna sees as a maternal figure, shares some details of her past life. Suddenly, Sheriff Hollinger walks into the restaurant. Katz introduces him to Anna, leaving open the possibility that their love might transcend time and space.
RELEVANT DATA: The Day I Die is the latest novel by acclaimed writer Federico Axat, whose works have been translated into over 30 languages, selling hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide with his novel Kill The Next One. The New York Times has described Axat as: “The kind of hypnotic writer you love to read but can never fully trust.”
He is considered one of the most influential contemporary Spanish-speaking thriller writers.
Like all of Axat’s novels, The Day I Die showcases his cinematic storytelling style, influenced by filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, and Alejandro Amenábar. With its intricate, mind-bending plot, the novel keeps readers breathless from start to finish. Its unique reverse-chronological structure allows readers to uncover the story’s secrets alongside its protagonist, a strong yet deeply complex woman who fears what she may have become.
Even before its release, the novel’s rights have already been sold in German, Russian, and Catalan, with high expectations that it will captivate readers and keep them hooked until the final revelation. An immersive thriller that blends mystery with intense dramatic elements, adding depth and complexity to its characters.
AUDIOVISUAL POTENTIAL: TV Series, Miniseries, Feature Film, TV Movie
AVAILABLE LANGUAGES: Spanish, Catalan, German, Russian, (Sample in English)
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