Arturo Pérez-Reverte

A whodunit set in the art world. The protagonist is Julia, an art restoration expert in Madrid who is cleaning a 15th Century painting. The painting shows a duke and his knight playing chess and the story begins when, with the aid of x-rays, Julia discovers an inscription hidden in a corner, "Who killed the knight?"

"Cádiz, 1811. The Spanish port city has been surrounded by Napoleon's army for a year. Their backs to the sea, its residents endure routine bombardments and live in constant fear of a French invasion. And now the bodies of random women have begun to turn up throughout the city, victims of a shadowy killer. Police Comisario Rogelio Tizón has been assigned the case. Known for his razor-sharp investigation skills--as well as his brutal interrogation...

Faulques, a war photographer, witnessed most of the wars of the end of the 20th Century, but he was never able to capture the photo that would explain the chaos of the universe. Now, as continues to try to understand it, he starts painting a grand circular fresco on the inside wall of a tower on the Mediterranean, disturbed by the memories of a woman he can never forget, and an unexpected visit: a man who wants to kill him.

Por primera vez un volumen reúne la historia de España escrita por Arturo Pérez-Reverte durante más de cuatro años en su columna Patente de corso del XL Semanal. Un reelato ameno, personal, a ratos irónico, pero siempre único, de nuestra accidentada historia a través de los siglos. Una obra concebida por el autor para, en palabras suyas, divertirme, releer y disfrutar; un pretexto para mirar atrás desde los tiempos remotos hasta...

Upon returning to Spain from Flanders in 1626, Captain Alatriste and his young protege, Inigo Balboa, are sent to Seville to find out who is smuggling contraband gold from the Indies, and there they meet danger, betrayal, and old friends and enemies.

Wounded seventeenth-century Spanish soldier Alatriste works as a swordsman-for-hire in Madrid, but when his latest job takes an unexpectedly deadly turn, he realizes he is in the employ of one of the Spanish Inquisition's most dangerous figures.

Upon returning to Spain from Flanders in 1626, Captain Alatriste and his young protege, Inigo Balboa, are sent to Seville to find out who is smuggling contraband gold from the Indies, and there they meet danger, betrayal, and old friends and enemies.

A punto de incorporarse a su antiguo tercio en Flandes, Diego Alatriste se ve envuelto por mediación de su amigo don Francisco de Quevedo en otra peligrosa aventura. Una mujer ha apaarecido estrangulada en una silla de manos frente a la iglesia de San Ginés, con una bolsa de dinero y una nota manuscrita: Para misas por su alma. El enigma se complica con los sucesos misteriosos que ocurren tras las paredes de un convento, cuando Alatriste es contratado...

The young Teresa Mendoza gets involved in the dangerous world of drug-trafficking which caused the death of her friend. Her constant running away leads her to Spain where she looks for a place and an identity. La joven Teresa Mendoza se ve envuelta en una peligrosa red de narcotraficantes a causa de la muerte de su compañero. Su huida constante la llevará a España, donde buscará un lugar y una identidad.