Francisco González Ledesma
Spanish writer (1927–2015)
Francisco González Ledesma (17 March 1927 – 2 March 2015) was a Spanish comic writer, novelist, lawyer, and journalist. He was a prize-winning crime novelist under his real name, and as Enrique Moriel. He wrote more than 1000 novels under the popular pen name Silver Kane, most of them Western novels. He also used the pseudonyms of Taylor Nummy, Silvia Valdemar, and for romance novels Rosa Alcázar and Fernando Robles.
Death
González Ledesma died in Barcelona from complications of a stroke, aged 87.
Literary Prizes
1948: Premio Internacional de Novela for Sombras viejas
1984: Premio Planeta de Novela for Crónica sentimental en rojo
1986: Prix Mystère for La Dama de Cachemira
2002: Premio Hammett for El pecado o algo parecido
2005: Prix Mystère for Cinco mujeres y media
2007: RBA Prize for Crime Writing for Una novela de barrio ("A Neighborhood Novel"), the world's most lucrative crime fiction prize at €125,000.
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