Plaza y Janés, Spain, 2012, 224 pages
Original Spanish title: El asesino hipocondríaco
Genre: fiction

Mister Y. just has to finish one last job as a hitman but to do this he must overcome a huge obstacle: it’s the last day of his life. This professional assassin has been dying from the moment he was born. He has overcame so many diseases that you’d think he were a medical miracle. Currently working for an unknown client, his orders are to kill the slick Eduardo Blaisten before he dies from a stroke, gangrene or the worsening of Professional Spasm Syndrome. However, his bad luck frustrates all his attempts to kill his victim. The book establishes a magical connection between Mr. Y’s own struggles and the great physical, psychological and imaginary suffering which tortured Poe, Proust, Voltaire, Tolstoy, Molière, and all the other famous hypochondriacs in the history of literature.

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Author’s interview at the Spanish TV show Página 2 (In Spanish)

“The Hypochondriac Hitman is much more than just a simple crime novel, it’s a true lesson in philosophy.”
- El Mundo

“Death, and also life, are unavoidable. But the courage and skills of this author will fool you and make you believe otherwise.”
- La Vanguardia

“Hilarious. Irresistible.”
- Paris Match (France)

“With his novel Muñoz Rengel gives us a murderer whose killing it is possible to enjoy.”
- Corriera della Sera  (Italy)

“A sophisticated, entertaining and very recommendable first novel. Muñoz Rengel promises to hook thousands of readers.”
- El Periódico

“A highly original, hilarious and disturbing novel whose key asset is its unforgettable main character: a hypochondriac protagonist who emerges as larger than life.”
- Rosa Montero, author

“Rengel created an entertaining novel that is, most of all, a tribute to literature.”
- Télam (Argentina)

Italy (Lit Edizioni)

France (Editions Les Escales)