Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Carlos Ruiz Zafón was a Spanish novelist whose best-known book is The Shadow of the Wind, published in 2001. The novel sold 15 million copies and won numerous awards, and it opened the Cemetery of Forgotten Books series, which continues with The Prisoner of Heaven. His other novels include The Labyrinth of the Spirits and The Midnight Palace, the second book of the Mist Trilogy.