Ferran Torrent (born Sedaví, 1951) is a Valencian writer and journalist and one of the most important authors of Catalan-language genre literature. Amongst his best known novels are 'Gràcies per la propina' ('Thanks for the Tip') (1994), 'Societat limitada' ('Limited Company') (2002), 'Bulevard dels Francesos' (2010) and 'Ombres en la nit' ('Shadows in the Night') (2011). He has also featured on RAC1's radio show La primera pedra (The first stone) every Saturday and Sunday for several years.