Purity of Blood: The Adventures of Captain Alatriste

Purity of Blood: The Adventures of Captain Alatriste

by Arturo Perez - Reverte (Author)

Synopsis

A woman has been found in a sedan chair in front of a church, strangled. In her hand is a pouch containing fifty escudos and a handwritten - but unsigned - note bearing the words 'For masses for her soul'. The chief constable Martin Saldana confides in his old friend and comrade in arms, Diego Alatriste. Still in danger from the powerful enemies he made in his first adventure, Captain Alatriste is considering returning to Flanders where the war has just resumed. But first, his old friend Quevedo asks him for a favour. The daughter of one of his friends must be rescued from a convent, which certain 'priests' seem to be treating as little more than a harem. Then the woman who brought the girl to the convent goes missing and the connection is made to the murder at the church. It seems that Alatriste's sword is required once more.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: Export / Airport ed
Publisher: W&N
Published: 11 Jan 2006

ISBN 10: 0297851020
ISBN 13: 9780297851028
Book Overview: 'A powerful cross between Zorro and D'Artagnan...this should be massive' Bookseller

Author Bio
Arturo Perez-Reverte is one of the foremost living Spanish novelists. He began life as a reporter and has covered conflicts such as the wars in Eritrea, Sudan, Mozambique and the first Gulf War. But he is also an internationally bestselling author, best known outside Spain for books such as The Dumas Club and The Flanders Panel.