La novia gitana (edición serie tv)

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OVER ONE MILLION READERS AND UNANIMOUS CRITICAL ACCLAIM

"A novel I loved when I read it, dark and crime-ridden, with a very powerful story that has captivated thousands of readers - and I hope now thousands of viewers. [...] Elena Blanco is one of the best female protagonists I've seen in a long time, and the Madrid shown, gritty and violent, gives it a lot of strength."
Paco Cabezas, director of the series La novia gitana, soon to be released on A3MediaPlayer

"Few murders happen in Madrid," his mentor in the police force used to tell young sub-inspector Ángel Zárate; "but when they do, they are just as bad as in any city in the world," Inspector Elena Blanco, head of the Case Analysis Brigade, a department created to solve the most complicated and heinous crimes, could add.

Susana Macaya, of Gypsy father but raised as a non-Gypsy, disappears after her bachelorette party. Her body is found two days later in the Quinta de Vista Alegre in the Madrid neighborhood of Carabanchel. It could be just another murder, were it not for the fact that the victim has been tortured following an unusual and atrocious ritual, and that her sister Lara suffered an identical fate seven years earlier, also on the eve of her wedding. Lara's killer has been serving time ever since, so there are only two possibilities: either someone has imitated his methods to kill the younger sister, or an innocent person is imprisoned.

That is why Commissioner Rentero has decided to remove Zárate from the case and entrust it to the veteran Blanco, a peculiar and solitary woman, a lover of grappa, karaoke, collector cars, and sexual relations in SUVs. A vulnerable police officer who remains in the force so as not to forget that there is an pending case in her life that she has not been able to close.

Investigating a person implies knowing them, discovering their secrets and contradictions, their history. In the case of Lara and Susana, Elena Blanco must delve into the lives of some gypsies who have renounced their customs to integrate into society and into the lives of others who do not forgive them, and lift every veil to discover who could have taken such cruel revenge on both gypsy brides.

Reviews:
"A pseudonym is a mask like any other, and whoever hides behind it has their reasons. [...] Man or woman, it doesn't matter. The quality of their novels is proven. And the impact of not having a face, too."
Antonio Lucas, El Mundo

"Crime fiction either mutates or becomes introspective. Carmen Mola, the mutant writer. The worst thing about her is that you can't invite her to a Festival."
Carlos Zanón

"Who is Carmen Mola? Does it even matter? Her novels captivate with an originality that subjugates us and makes us want more, much more, when, horrified, we realize we are already on the last page."
Jordi Llobregat, Director of Valencia Negra

"From the first page, Carmen Mola, whoever she may be, demonstrates a unique voice, and that, in the crime genre and beyond, is already a lot, perhaps half of everything. Or more."
Lorenzo Silva

"The Spanish Elena Ferrante? [...]. A solid structure and a plot handled like a classic detective story but which at the same time breaks several conventions."
Juan Carlos Galindo, El País