Overview

• Published by Planeta on September 30, 2025, the book marks Mercero’s return to individual fiction after the Carmen Mola collaboration.
• Set in Lasarte and later Madrid, the narrative spans Spain’s tumultuous 20th century, from early decades through the Civil War, dictatorship and into the present.
• The plot centers on a family heirloom clock crafted in 1916 that contains a hidden message, which becomes the catalyst for uncovering buried histories.
• The title pays homage to Mercero’s late father, filmmaker Antonio Mercero, echoing an unfinished film project he left behind.
• Mercero says the Carmen Mola trio is on a “productive break,” with no new release planned under the pseudonym until 2026 following their major commercial successes.