Arturo P+rez-Reverte is an internationally acclaimed author and his books have been translated into nineteen languages in thirty countries and sold more than three million copies worldwide. He was born in 1951 in Spain, where he still lives.
PRAISE FOR THE FENCING MASTER
"[P�rez-Reverte] has a deft way with a sword fight, and there are
duels here as swashbuckling as anything in The Mask of Zorro."
--The New York Times Book Review "A smart, literate novel with
suspense and a great puzzle, this is hard to beat."
--The Globe and Mail (Toronto) PRAISE FOR THE SEVILLE COMMUNION
"One of those infrequent whodunits that transcend the genre . . .
Page-turning pace and vivid characters." --Time "Spain's
bestselling author weaves an indelible tale of love, faith and
greed that will keep readers shouting ol�!" --People "Dramatic
extravagance . . . P�rez-Reverte writes with narrative economy, a
sharp eye for telling detail and a feel for history. . . . Good
fun." --The New York Times Book Review PRAISE FOR THE FLANDERS
PANEL
"P�rez-Reverte is a master storyteller. His story within a story is
fascinating in its detail. His characters become so lifelike that
they feel like old friends. And the plot is refreshingly creative."
--San Francisco Examiner --
Spanish master Perez-Reverte has a streamlined approach to novel writing: he takes a recherch? subject say, fencing or rare books and uses it to construct a story rich in suspense, detail, and character study. The territory he covers in his latest work (after The Fencing Master) is in fact the deep blue sea. Coy, a sailor suspended for two years from the Merchant Marine, becomes infatuated with a mysterious woman named T nger Soto he encounters at an auction. There she has successfully bid on an old maritime atlas that will guide her to the Dei Gloria, a Jesuit ship downed in the Mediterranean in the 18th century. Soon T nger has drawn Coy into her scheme, which pits them against a thug named Palermo and his sidekick dwarf. All the elements are here for another literate thriller from Perez-Reverte, but this work is surprisingly less effective than its predecessors. The set-up is intriguing and the ending persuasively suspenseful, but in the middle stretches a long, becalmed section that dwells tediously on maritime detail and on Coy's endless seesawing as he considers whether to trust the obviously treacherous T nger. Perhaps those with a taste for the sea will be more drawn in; otherwise, this should work primarily for larger thriller collections. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 6/1/01.] Barbara Hoffert, "Library Journal" Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
A suspended sailor and a gorgeous woman who works at Madrid's Naval Museum join forces to uncover a sunken galleon and find themselves in hot water. From the author of intellectual thrillers like The Flanders Panel. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
PRAISE FOR THE FENCING MASTER
"[Parez-Reverte] has a deft way with a sword fight, and there are
duels here as swashbuckling as anything in The Mask of Zorro."
--The New York Times Book Review "A smart, literate novel
with suspense and a great puzzle, this is hard to beat."
--The Globe and Mail (Toronto) PRAISE FOR THE
SEVILLE COMMUNION
"One of those infrequent whodunits that transcend the genre . . .
Page-turning pace and vivid characters." --Time "Spain's
bestselling author weaves an indelible tale of love, faith and
greed that will keep readers shouting ole!" --People
"Dramatic extravagance . . . Parez-Reverte writes with narrative
economy, a sharp eye for telling detail and a feel for history. . .
. Good fun." --The New York Times Book Review
PRAISE FOR THE FLANDERS PANEL
"Parez-Reverte is a master storyteller. His story within a story is
fascinating in its detail. His characters become so lifelike that
they feel like old friends. And the plot is refreshingly creative."
--San Francisco Examiner --
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