An eccentric private detective agrees to investigate the death of a powerful businessman and ends up trapped in a family war over a multimillion-euro inheritance, where every attempt to restore order only makes things worse, in a dark comedy with unpredictable consequences.
Será por dinero is a dark comedy of intrigue starring Pascual Cordero, an obsessive, rigid, and socially awkward private detective from Madrid, whose literal and anachronistic way of facing the world introduces an uncomfortable, grotesque tone of humor into everything he does.
His gray life is turned upside down when Paz Carnal, former lover of hospitality magnate Ramón Glasé, hires him to investigate the businessman’s sudden death, officially declared to have occurred while he was sleeping. Paz claims that Glasé was murdered by a Viagra overdose and fears becoming the prime suspect.
The assignment takes on a greater dimension when Pascual discovers that the deceased had included a decisive clause in his will: if it were proven that his death had been caused deliberately, his wife and children would automatically be disinherited, turning the case into an explosive matter in which no one seems interested in the truth coming to light.
The investigation draws Pascual into the closed, morally corrupt universe of the Glasé family: a calculating widow, children locked in conflict over control of the inheritance, and a family past riddled with grudges. Through a journalist who had been working on the magnate’s biography, the detective discovers that Glasé built his empire on ruthless deceptions, such as the ruin of his own brother Mariano, whom he swindled with a business doomed to fail, ultimately driving him to suicide. The contrast between the gravity of these revelations and Pascual’s methodical clumsiness—utterly unable to move comfortably in a world ruled by money and corruption—generates much of the story’s dark humor.
The case grows increasingly complicated: the doctor who performed Ramón Glasé’s autopsy falls into a coma, the magnate’s body is cremated—destroying key evidence—and Ramón Junior, the eldest son, is found dead in a hotel under ambiguous circumstances, amid a covert struggle over the inheritance.
The final stretch reveals the true nature of the deception: Ramón Glasé died of natural causes. The Viagra was introduced into his body after death to simulate a murder. The person behind this manipulation is Paz Carnal, driven by personal revenge against the magnate for having ruined and pushed her brother Mariano to suicide. Her intention was to make the death appear violent and thus activate the clause in the will, depriving the family of the inheritance. The plan fails and unleashes a chain of betrayals and complicit silences that culminates in Ramón Junior’s death.
In the climax, Pascual lays out the entire truth and opts for a morally ambiguous solution: he decides not to report Paz, aware that doing so would only benefit other, even more powerful culprits. He collects his fee and walks away, closing the case with an ironic and bitter ending in which the detective has solved the mystery, but learned that absolute righteousness is as absurd as the world in which he is trying to survive.
RELEVANT INFORMATION: Aitor Marín has more than thirty years of experience in journalism. Throughout his career he has directed magazines such as Maxim and Man, and served as editor-in-chief of Interviú, an experience reflected in his critical eye, narrative drive, and ability to portray the mechanisms of power and corruption.
Será por dinero is a noir novel with strong audiovisual potential, sustained by a plot full of twists, complex characters, and sharp, acidic humor. The investigation led by detective Pascual Cordero— a meticulous and stubborn antihero—draws the reader (and viewer) into a web of family secrets, covered-up crimes, and interwoven subplots that unfold with natural momentum.
What critics say:
“A singular detective who breaks with the classic codes of the genre and pulls us into a swift, countercurrent plot.” – María Dueñas
“An unprecedented tone within the genre, a character who ranges from the pathetic to the grand, and an impeccable rhythm. Remember his name: Pascual Cordero, detective.” – Juan Carlos Galindo, journalist at El País
AUDIOVISUAL POTENTIAL: TV Series, Miniseries, Feature Film, TV Movie.
AVAILABLE LANGUAGES: Spanish.
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