Snow is Silent

Benjamín Prado was born in Madrid in 1961. He has published several volumes of poetry and a series of novels, including Raro (1995), Dónde crees que vas y quién te crees que eres (1996), Nunca le des la mano a un pistolero zurdo / Never Shake Hands with a Left-Handed Gunman (1996), and Alguien se acerca (1998). No sólo el fuego / Not Only Fire was first published in Spain in 1999, and won the prestigious Premio Andalucía de Novela. It was published in English by Faber and Faber in 2002.

"'Classic noir intrigue with a sly literary twist or two... a pleasurably treacherous mystery.' Independent 'Prado conjures up a delicious and wonderfully satisfying dark tale that traverses the gamut of deadly sins. This excellent thriller combines the best elements of old-fashioned noir with a meaty, modern narrative.' Herald 'A smart thriller. Prado offers up the genre pleasures - the twists, a seductive, noir atmosphere - but he also scores with the psychological games. What's going on, who's the murderer, and who's running the show? Only at the close do we know.' GQ"