A renowned female crime novelist who won a million-euro prize in Spain turned out to be three middle-aged men

Female writer awarded prestigious literary prize turns out to be three men

It's one of the biggest literary plot twists of the year.

Carmen Mola was a popular Spanish novelist. Three male writers made her up

Antonio Mercero, Agustín Martínez and Jorge Díaz not only created a series of highly successful novels in Mola's name, but also invented the author herself.

Renowned Spanish female crime author turns out be three middle-aged men

When it was announced that the winner of the 2021 Premio Planeta literary prize —worth one million euros — was the renowned female Spanish crime author, Cameron Mola, the audience, and the spectators worldwide had a shock of their life. Three middle-aged men rose to the podium to collect the coveted award on Friday for the currently unreleased work “The Beast”. Jorge Díaz, Agustín Martínez, and Antonio Mercero were the writers who penned numerou…

Prize-Winning Female Spanish Novelist Exposed as Male Screenwriting Trio

The Spanish literary world was rocked on Friday night by the revelation that one of the country’s most celebrated female novelists, Carmen Mola, was in fact a work of fiction. Her books are the work of three male screenwriters: Jorge Díaz, Agustín Martínez and Antonio Mercero.Until Friday, Mola was believed to be a professor in her 40s who wrote violent crime thrillers between classes. Hanska Literary and Film Agency, which represents Mola, feat…

Very popular Spanish writer turns out to be three men

The question occupied readers for years: who is hiding behind 'Carmen Mola', the successful Spanish author of crime books that are equally macabre and violent? She would be in her forties, mother of three children and working as a teacher. Speculation about the pseudonym has been rife: it has even been suggested that the former mayor of Madrid, Manuela Carmena, might be behind it because of her name.

Spanish female crime author Carmen Mola turns out to be three men

‘We didn’t hide behind a woman, we hid behind a name’