Manuel Pinomontano is an Andalusian writer, born in Huelva in 1966. He studied Law and moved to London to work in the financial sector with such companies as Bank of America, BBVA and Moody's as a consultant to European regional and local governments, which has allowed him to spend time in such countries as France, Russia, Slovenia, Belgium and Italy. After the Twin Towers attack he decided to abandon his banking career for his true vocation: writing. El secreto de La Tritona (The Secret of La Tritona; Ediciones B, February 2018) is his first novel and is the story of an epic heroine whose life is governed by her implacable search for freedom.