Carmen Mola in conversation with Manuel Pedraz

One crime, two, three... a whole symphony of deaths on paper interpreted with one, two, three hands... Those of the writers who hide behind the pseudonym of Carmen Mola and who are already part of the imaginary of the crime novel in Spain, with thousands of copies sold and read. Three men with women's names and who have given life to the inspector Elena Blanco, capable in her investigations of many things that even she could not imagine.

Behind the pseudonym Carmen Mola are Jorge Díaz, Agustín Martínez and Antonio Mercero. Everything was discovered when they won the Planeta Prize in 2021 with La bestia (The Beast). It was preceded by the trilogy starring the inspector Elena Blanco, which has given rise to two more novels. The three writers decided to root themselves around Carmen Mola, to give free rein to their desire to write under the influence of the greats of the noir genre such as Fred Vargas or Dashiell Hammett. The experiment went well.

The trio will discuss their work and influences with journalist Manuel Pedraz. With a degree in Journalism from the Complutense University of Madrid, he has been an associate professor at the Faculty of Communication at the University of Seville and is president of the José María BernáldezAssociation of Cultural Journalists of Andalusia. His professional career has long been linked to cultural programs on RNE.

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