Eugenio Fuentes' (Montehermoso, Cáceres, 1958) huge success as one of Spain's greatest thriller writers is thanks to the cases of his detective, Ricardo Cupido: “El interior del bosque” (The Depths of the Forrest), “La sangre de los ángeles” (The Blood of Angels), “Las manos del pianista” (The Pianist's Hands), “Cuerpo a cuerpo” (Hand to Hand), “Contrarreloj” (Against the Clock), “Mistralia” and “Piedras negras” (Black Stones). These novels are set in a Spain far from the big cities, and contain a perfect balance between the detective story genre with its essential character psychology, and social criticism. Among the author's other work are “Venas de nieve” (Veins of Snow) y “Si mañana muero” (If I Die Tomorrow) and the essay about intolerance, “La hoguera de los inocentes” (The Bonfire of the Innocents). He has been awarded several prizes including the Extremadura de Creación, IV Alba/Prensa Canaria and Brigada 21 for the best crime novel of the year.