Rosana Ubanell (born 1958 in Pamplona, Spain),[1] is a news journalist and the first Spanish language novelist to ever be published by Penguin Books.

[3] While there she eventually became the Director of the Department of Communications at the Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales in Brussels.

[6] Critics have stated that her book represents a crossing of cultural boundaries by placing a Hispanic protagonist (Nelson Montero) in the central role of an American-based mystery.

[8] In 2012, she released her second novel Perdido en tu piel, described by Fox News Latino as telling, "the story of two lovers who meet again after 30 years without any news of each other and mixes that 'unique first love, without barriers' with a story of suspense and secrets that takes place, among other locations, in New York, Marbella and Mexico.

"[9] Ubanell also stated in 2013 that she had two more Nelson Montero books in the works in order to continue the series that debuted with her first novel.