A missing journalist. A forbidden diary. A disappearance buried behind a Mediterranean veil of rituals, secrets, and fear.When investigative consultant Guillermo and his young intern Mateo are assigned what should be a routine insurance case, nothing prepares them for the truth behind it: a reporter from the Caribbean, Jorge H., found dead near Cádiz under circumstances that defy logic-and official explanation.The only clue is Jorge's diary, recovered under mysterious conditions.Inside its pages lies a descent into a remote estate called La Esperanza, a place Jorge believed would offer refuge... but which instead swallowed him whole.What begins as a fraud investigation quickly unravels into something far older and far more dangerous: ancient ritual practices resurfacing in modern Europe, uncanny symbols appearing across continents, and a network of power willing to bury anything-including bodies-to preserve its secrets.As Guillermo and Mateo pursue the truth across archives, testimonies, and ruins, they confront contradictory histories, occult iconography, and the chilling possibility that Jorge's terror was not madness-but recognition.Every lead brings them closer to La Esperanza.Every revelation suggests they may already be too late.A literary thriller blending Mediterranean Gothic, psychological suspense, and historical mystery, The Last Rite explores the thin boundary between reason and the irrational, authority and faith, and the hidden rituals that shape the world we think we know.Some truths are unearthed.Others must be summoned.