The author and creator of the unforgettable character inspector Ricardo Méndez, died in Barcelona on Monday. His last novel “Peores maneras de morir”, was published in 2013.

“Victim of Franco's censorship, did not publish in Spain with his name, until the arrival of democracy, he did it during the dictatorship under the pseudonym Silver Kane. The best of his work is in the series of quirky inspector Méndez, an old national police, marginalized by his bosses who shares the spotlight with the old streets of Barcelona.”

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