Twelve Hours (digital book)

Illustration: Alex Yomare on Pixabay
 Spanish Language
 Genre: Political thriller - Romance
 ISBN: 978-9942-03-551-4
 Published: 1st. edition: 2016; 2nd. edition: 2021
 Pages: 155
 "Twelve Hours" is the fifth novel by Ecuadorian writer Cristián Londoño Proaño.  It is a political suspense novel, with erotic undertones. He draws the corrupt practices of the political class, the game of convenience in favor of economic groups, the convenient discourse of the media, the degradation of human beings to achieve power and the couple's relationships that are marked by tyranny. , the utilitarian, infidelity, fatigue and sex.
 On November 4, 1995, Nicolás Cordovez, a renowned politician and presidential candidate, was arrested for allegedly raping a minor. The following twelve hours are tense and unexpected. The politician himself considers himself innocent and thinks that the accusation was a manipulation by his political enemies, since he was an official who obtained economic benefits in his public activity and favored the interests of the powerful groups and experienced corruption in the country up close. Municipality of the capital and has many compromising documents. This accusation puts an end to one of his greatest dreams: to be President of the Republic, which began many years ago when, supported by a famous journalist and the media, he became an opinion leader, which allowed the members of the bureau of his party considered him a good candidate for the presidency of the Republic. The twelve hours following his arrest become crucial moments for his political future and all the people around him.