Jerónimo Salmerón Tristante studied biology at the University of Murcia. Later, he worked as a biology and geology teacher in a secondary school. His first novel was Crónica de Jufré, published in 2001 as Jerónimo Salmerón Tristante, and his second novel was El Rojo en el Azul, published as Jero Salmerón. His third novel, was his best known work El Misterio de la Casa Aranda, the first mystery by Víctor Ross, which was adapted into a television series Victor Ross. His works have been translated into Polish, French and Italian.[1]