Francisco González Ledesma

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.