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From the author's desk

Personal essays on writing, travel, and the mysteries that inspire the novels. Originally in Spanish.

Memoir

My first novel turns 30

Three decades later, I still see the room in Rome where Círculo de Poder was born. I wrote it in a single sustained rush between Italy and Costa Rica, convinced no one would read it. I was wrong, and I'm grateful.

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Reflection

A letter to my readers (or to my characters?)

Sometimes I wonder who is writing whom. My characters have opinions of their own — they arrive uninvited and disappear at the worst moments. This is my letter to all of them, and to you.

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Creative process

A meeting with the muses

The muses arrived unannounced, as always. They sat across from me and asked why it had taken so long. That is how novel twelve was born, and that is how the rest of them will keep arriving.

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Readers

What readers say

★★★★★ 4.7 / 5 over 300 readers

Books that grip you

Literary inspiration

A transformative experience

An exceptional author

YouTube channel

Great mysteries of the world

Talks on the places, cultures, and enigmas that inspire the novels.

@MauricioChavesMesen

Mauricio Chaves-Mesén

Mysteries, sacred places, and the stories behind the novels. A window into the world that inspires every page.

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Interviews

In the media

Recent conversations about literature, mysteries and the creative process. Subtitles available.

Nueva Tribuna · 9 September 2026

“I write from the spaces where history says: we do not know what happened here”

Óscar Vegas talks with Mauricio Chaves–Mesén about The Vatican Spies, historical mysteries and the Knights of Nostradamus universe.

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7TV Andalucía

Siete Málaga — Magazine

Television interview about his work, travels and the mysteries that inspire his novels.

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YouTube

Video interview

An in-depth conversation about literature, the creative process and upcoming projects.

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Contact

Write to me

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