La intriga del funeral inconveniente / The inconvenient funeral
Novel , 2026
Seix Barral
Pages: 265
The long-awaited return of the Nameless Detective, the most transgressive and riotously funny creation by Eduardo Mendoza.
Somber news for all readers and admirers of Eduardo Mendoza’s novels: at the Sants funeral home, the funeral of the nameless detective is being held—one of the most followed and beloved characters in Spanish literature.
Given his low economic and moral standing, the ceremony takes place in the parking garage and is attended by only a handful of people. Among them are his sister, who leaves as soon as she spots an irresistible supermarket deal in her phone alerts, and a young, clumsy, scatterbrained journalist covering the funeral—only to be fired for incompetence shortly afterward.
Determined to get his job back, our would-be reporter devotes his lack of insight and intuition to investigating the identity of the deceased and tracking down the author of his murder. He has no idea that behind it all lies a monumental tangle that reaches the highest circles of European economic power, the ecclesiastical establishment, and the local aristocracy—while also plunging into the lowest strata of contemporary Barcelona, populated by characters as outlandish as they are endearing.