Carmen Posadas (Montevideo, 1953) has published twelve novels in addition to fifteen children's books, two biographies and various essays, short stories and scrpts for television and cinema. In 1998 she won the Planeta prize for PEQUEÑAS INFAMIAS (Small Infamies). She has also been awarded the Apel prize. the Mestres de literatura infantil and the Premio de Cultura, conferred by the Comunidad de Madrid. Among her most important title are LA CINTA ROJA (The Red Belt), INVITACIÓN A UN ASESINATO (Invitation to a Murder), EL TESTIGO INVISIBLE (The Invisible Witness) and LA HIJA DE CAYETANA (Cayetana's Daughter). Her work has been translated into twenty-five languages, and all her works have received acclaim from both critics and the reading public alike. In 2003 Newsweek named her as "one of the most outstanding authors of her generation".