Claudio Cerdán (Yecla, 1981) distinguishes himself with this novel as one of the most promising young authors of crime fiction. He holds a degree in Sociology and has made the short films 'Siesta Time' and 'Cinnamon vol. 0.5'. He burst onto the literary scene with the novels The God of the Mutilated and Scars, a cynical and subversive diptych which received excellent reviews thanks to their mixture of fantasy and western. His work will be translated and published in the French market. Over his career he has led workshops in various libraries across Murcia. This novel was shortlisted for the Lengua de Trapo Prize.