Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Carlos Ruiz Zafón (; 25 September 1964 – 19 June 2020) was a Spanish novelist. He was best known for his 2001 novel "La sombra del viento" ("The Shadow of the Wind"). His next novel was published in English in July 2012 as "The Prisoner of Heaven".
On 19 June 2020, Zafón died of colorectal cancer, in Santa Monica, California at the age of 55.