
El Gato
A Latin American Noir NovelBy Martín FernándezLength1h 17m
About this audiobook
El Gato is a gritty, psychological noir novel carved from the cold asphalt of the city and the bruises of a forgotten childhood.
Luis Gómez was just a boy when a car crash took everything. Orphaned and dumped in the brutal corridors of San Miguel, a boarding school for the unwanted, he learns early that kindness is a weakness. He watches. He adapts. He survives. Soon, he's no longer Luis. He's El Gato — a shadow that lands on his feet and never shows his claws unless necessary.
From stealing candy to smuggling drugs. From schoolyard fistfights to silent executions. Luis climbs through the ranks of organized crime with quiet precision, driven not by rage, but by the bone-deep need to never feel powerless again.
But when he spares the life of a boy — Ángel, a younger version of the child he once was — and reencounters Clara, a woman who sees through the smoke and silence, El Gato faces something worse than vengeance: purpose. And with purpose comes vulnerability.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (4)
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length1 hr 17 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 19, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
11. Chapter 1: The Remains of Silence
22. Chapter 2: The Kings of the Courtyard
33. Chapter 3: Beyond the Wall
44. Chapter 4: The Weight of the Keys
55. Chapter 5: The Price of Fear
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66. Chapter 6: The Pointing Finger
77. Chapter 7: Welcome to the Noise
88. Chapter 8: The Bookseller
99. Chapter 9: The Forbidden Name
1010. Chapter 10: The Assignment
1111. Chapter 11: San Miguel Returns
1212. Chapter 12: The Child and the Order
1313. Chapter 13: Big Game
1414. Chapter 14: The Map and the Trap
1515. Chapter 15: The Echo and the Edge
1616. Chapter 16: The Cursed Coup
1717. Chapter 17: Special Delivery
1818. Chapter 18: Criminal Surgery
1919. Chapter 19: The Silent Stab
2020. Chapter 20: Last Name
2121. Epilogue: The Name of Silence