Arturo Perez-Reverte

Lucas Corso, a gin-swilling book hunter and an expert in Napoleonic war games, is hired to authenticate an Alexandre Dumas manuscript. At the same time a Spanish bookseller asks him to investigate two other editions of the book.

NEZAKONNOE POTREBLENIE NARKOTICHESKIKh SREDSTV, PSIKHOTROPNYKh VESCHESTV, IKh ANALOGOV PRICHINJAET VRED ZDOROVJu, IKh NEZAKONNYJ OBOROT ZAPRESCHEN I VLECHET USTANOVLENNUJu ZAKONODATELSTVOM OTVETSTVENNOST.Aprel 1937 goda. Torgovyj morjak Migel Khordan Kiriazis, stoicheski vybrav storonu v ispanskoj grazhdanskoj vojne, neozhidanno dlja sebja poluchaet porazitelnoe zadanie: vo glave raznosherstnoj komandy naemnikov - tochnee, piratov - podryvat sovetskie transporty, kotorye cherez Egejskoe more dostavljajut voennye gruzy v Ispaniju respublikantsam. Pribyv na bazu, raspolozhennuju na kroshechnom ostrove Spjaschej Zhenschiny, Khordan stalkivaetsja s ego vladeltsami - baronom Katelosom i ego zhenoj Lenoj, voskhititelnoj zreloj zhenschinoj, kotoraja v kholodnom otchajanii ischet spasenija ot svoej bezvykhodnoj sudby. A poka na more razvorachivajutsja epicheskie bitvy, a v serdtsakh bushujut strasti, vdali ot ostrova, v Stambule, dvoe druzej, na grazhdanskoj vojne okazavshiesja v raznykh lagerjakh, razygryvajut svoju shakhmatnuju partiju, kotoraja priblizhaetsja k krovavomu endshpilju...Arturo Peres-Reverte - byvshij voennyj zhurnalist, proslavlennyj sozdatel tsikla o kapitane Diego Alatriste, obladatel prestizhnejshikh literaturnykh nagrad, avtor blestjaschikh istoricheskikh, voennykh, prikljuchencheskikh i detektivnykh romanov, perevedennykh na sorok jazykov i razoshedshikhsja obschim tirazhom bolshe 27 millionov ekzempljarov. Ego "Ostrov Spjaschej Zhenschiny" - roman o vojne, dolge, mesti i ljubvi. Roman o more, gde ostaetsja lish nesomnennoe. Druzhba. Vernost. Tjazhelyj trud. Opasnost. Ljubov v more - zybkij, nevernyj mirazh. Ona suschestvuet, no verit ej ne stoit.Vpervye na russkom!

Acci n, historia y aventura se dan cita como un torbellino en las inolvidables p ginas de esta primera novela de la serie «Las aventuras del capit n Alatriste , que comienza cuando el valeroso protagonista acepta un peligroso encargo... «No era el hombre m s honesto ni el m s piadoso, pero era un hombre valiente. Con estas palabras empieza El capit n Alatriste, la historia de un soldado veterano de los tercios de Flandes que malvive como espadach n a sueldo en el Madrid del siglo XVII. Sus aventuras peligrosas y apasionantes nos sumergen sin aliento en las intrigas de una Espa a corrupta y en decadencia, las emboscadas en callejones oscuros entre el brillo de dos aceros, las tabernas donde Francisco de Quevedo compone sonetos entre pendencias y botellas de vino, o los corrales de comedias donde las representaciones de Lope de Vega terminan a cuchilladas. Todo ello de la mano de personajes entra ables y fascinantes: el joven igo Balboa, el implacable inquisidor fray Emilio Bocanegra, el peligroso asesino Gualterio Malatesta, o el diab lico secretario del rey, Luis de Alqu zar. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The first action-packed historical adventure in the internationally acclaimed Captain Alatriste series, featuring a Spanish soldier who lives as a swordsman-for-hire in 17th century Madrid. Needing gold to pay off his debts, Captain Alatriste and another hired blade are paid to ambush two travelers, stage a robbery, and give the travelers a fright. "No blood," they are told. Then a mysterious stranger enters to clarify the job: he increases the pay, and tells Alatriste that, instead, he must murder the two travelers. When the attack unfolds, Alatriste realizes that these aren't ordinary travelers, and what happens next is only the first in a riveting series of twists and turns, with implications that will reverberate throughout the courts of Europe...

A charming murder mystery from the internationally bestselling author for fans of Richard Osman and Anthony Horowitz, as well as classic tales by Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie _______________ 'The perfect murder mystery' JANICE HALLETT, author of The Appeal 'A true delight right up to its clever final reveal' PETER SWANSON, author of Kill Your Darlings 'One of the best crime novels I've read in years!' KELLY MULLEN, author of This is Not a Game _______________ To catch a killer, one must act the part. Arriving on the Greek island of Utakos, ageing actor Ormond Basil hopes only for a holiday and perhaps finally to shed the mantle of his most famous role: world-renowned sleuth, Sherlock Holmes. But when a body turns up in his hotel, the other guests, accustomed to seeing Ormond as the greatest detective of all time on the silver screen, pressure him to solve the mystery. Yet even with Ormond's encyclopaedic knowledge of plots and killers, this case turns out to be anything but elementary... ___________________ Praise for Arturo Pérez-Reverte 'Gives murder a touch of class' Observer 'Spain's most popular, inventive writer of historical fiction' The Sunday Times 'A sophisticated and exciting intellectual game' Daily Telegraph 'To read him is to rediscover the delights of Dumas and Conan Doyle' The Times 'It's rare a novelist who can create a literary page turner. Pérez-Reverte is one of those rarities' Denver Post

In this locked-room mystery set in 1960, a washed-up actor puts his on-camera detective skills to the test when a suspicious death shatters the quiet peace for a group of strangers staying at an isolated Greek island resort. Perfect for fans of Knives Out, Benjamin Stevenson, and Anthony Horowitz. "Perfect. . . Like taking a warm bath in the best of the Golden Age."― Janice Hallett June, 1960. Rough weather at sea leaves a group of strangers stranded on the idyllic Greek island of Utakos, all guests of the only local hotel. Nothing could prepare them for what happens next: Edith Mander, a quiet British tourist, is found dead inside a beach cabana. What appears at first glance to be a clear suicide reveals possible signs of foul play to Ormond Basil, an out-of-work but still well-known actor who in his glory days portrayed the most celebrated detective of all time. Accustomed to seeing him display Sherlock Holmes' amazing powers of deduction on the big screen, the other guests believe that the actor is the best equipped to uncover the truth. But when a second body is discovered, there is not a doubt in Basil's mind: a murderer walks among them. What's more, the killer is staging each crime as a performance, leaving complex clues that bear an eerie resemblance to those found in the pages of Conan Doyle stories. This is a criminal who knows every trick in the book and is playing a deadly literary game. As the storm rages, Basil must become the genius detective he has only pretended to be. This clever, whip-smart, locked-room mystery from internationally bestselling author Arturo P rez-Reverte is a love letter to golden-age detective novels. The Final Problem delights in exploring the tension between an investigator and his suspects, as well as a writer and his reader, delivering a revelatory twist that will shock even the sharpest of mystery fans.

For fans of White Lotus, Benjamin Stevenson, and Anthony Horowitz, a locked-room mystery set in 1960 at an isolated Greek island resort following a group of strangers, a suspicious death, and a washed-up actor ready to put his on-camera detective skills to the test. June, 1960. Rough weather at sea leaves a group of strangers stranded on the idyllic Greek island of Utakos, all guests of the only local hotel. Nothing could prepare them for what happens next: Edith Mander, a quiet British tourist, is found dead inside the beach cabana. What appears at first glance to be a clear suicide reveals possible signs of foul play to Ormond Basil, an out-of-work but still well-known actor who in his glory days portrayed the most celebrated detective of all times. Accustomed to seeing him display Sherlock Holmes' amazing powers of deduction on the big screen, the other guests believe that the actor is the best equipped to uncover the truth behind this classic closed-room mystery. This clever, whip-smart, locked-room mystery from internationally bestselling author Arturo P rez-Reverte is a love letter to golden-age detective novels. The Final Problem delights in exploring the tension between an investigator and his suspects, as well as a writer and his reader. The final reveal will surprise even the sharpest mystery lover in a truly satisfying conclusion.

VUELVE EL CAPIT N ALATRISTELa nueva y esperada entrega de la serie de novelas de aventuras que cambi la forma de leer y entender el Siglo de Oro«Me gusta P rez-Reverte, me recuerda a Dumas y Salgari . -Umberto Eco«Sonaba la medianoche en los relojes de Par s cuando entraron por la puerta de Saint-Jacques cuatro jinetes tan seguros de s mismos como el trote firme de sus caballos . Es medianoche. igo Balboa, que forma parte de los Correos Reales del rey cat lico, aguarda expectante la llegada del capit n Alatriste, de Francisco de Quevedo y de Sebasti n Copons a Par s, donde se encuentra para entregar unos despachos al conde de Guadalmedina. Hace casi un a o que no se re nen, cuando acab la arriesgada encomienda que tuvieron que afrontar en Venecia. Son tiempos complejos para Francia: desde hace unos meses, los hugonotes de La Rochela, con apoyo ingl s, est n viviendo un duro asedio por parte de las fuerzas francesas a las rdenes del cardenal Richelieu. Por mediaci n de Quevedo, Alatriste y sus amigos se ven envueltos en una peligrosa misi n secreta ideada por el conde-duque de Olivares. Esta vez el objetivo es de tal magnitud, que la aventura a la que se enfrentan podr a cambiar para siempre el curso de los acontecimientos. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION CAPTAIN ALATRISTE IS BACK. The latest and long-awaited instalment in the adventure series that changed the way we read and understand the Spanish Golden Age. "I like P rez-Reverte. He reminds me of Dumas and Salgari." --Umberto Eco "It rang midnight around Paris when four riders crossed the Port Saint-Jacques, so sure of themselves, as their horses' trot was firm." It is midnight. igo Balboa, part of the Royal Couriers of the Catholic king, awaits impatiently for Captain Alatriste, Francisco de Quevedo, and Sebasti n Copons to arrive in Paris, where he is now delivering dispatches to the Count of Guadalmedina. It has been almost a year since they last saw each other, when that risky assignment in Venice came to an end. These are difficult times for France: it's been months since, with some English support, the Huguenots at La Rochelle endure a terrible siege by French forces under the command of Cardenal Richelieu. By Quevedo's mediation, Alatriste and his friends get involved in a dangerous secret mission planed by the Count-Duke of Olivares. This time, their purpose is of such magnitude, that the adventure ahead of them could potentially change the course of history forever.

Ijun 1960 goda. Trinadtsat chelovek, otel na malenkom grecheskom ostrove, vnezapno obnaruzhennyj trup odnoj iz postojalits. Poka vokrug bushuet shtorm, nikto ne uplyvet s ostrova i nikto na ostrov ne priplyvet, v tom chisle politsija. Odnako voleju sudby sredi tekh, kto zastrjal na ostrove, okazyvaetsja Khopalong Bezil - kinozvezda zolotogo veka Gollivuda, sygravshij Sherloka Kholmsa v pjatnadtsati filmakh. A esli ty godami igral znamenitogo londonskogo syschika na bolshom ekrane i znaesh vse rasskazy Konan Dojla o nem naizust, ne tak vazhno, chto ty uzhe nemolod, tvoj rastsvet uzhe, pozhaluj, minoval, na smenu tebe prishli novye zvezdy, a na smenu Sherloku Kholmsu - prozhzhennye antigeroi nuarov. Esli sluchitsja ubijstvo, komu ego rassledovat, kak ne tebe? Arturo Peres-Reverte - byvshij voennyj zhurnalist, proslavlennyj avtor blestjaschikh istoricheskikh, voennykh, prikljuchencheskikh i detektivnykh romanov, perevedennykh na sorok jazykov, sozdatel tsikla o kapitane Diego Alatriste, obladatel prestizhnejshikh literaturnykh nagrad. "Poslednee delo Kholmsa" - ego poklon (budem nadejatsja, ne poslednij) zhanru klassicheskogo detektiva, gde rassledovanie trebuet kholodnogo uma, fantazii i talanta k deduktsii, a ne effektnoj strelby iz revolvera, drak v temnykh pereulkakh, migajuschikh neonovykh vyvesok za oknom i nepremennogo burbona v jaschike stola. Zdes proiskhodit bitva umov. Zdes budut Kholms, Vatson, professor Moriarti - ne iskljucheno, chto i Iren Adler. I ljubov k knigam zdes tozhe, konechno, budet, potomu chto chtenie ostaetsja odnim iz nemnogikh - byt mozhet, samym glavnym - nashim oruzhiem protiv zla, smerti i khaosa.

Ostrosjuzhetnye shpionskie trillery ot zvezdy ispanskoj literatury Arturo Peresa-Reverte - trilogija o plejboe, shpione, agente frankistov Lorenso Falko vpervye pod odnoj oblozhkoj.Shpion i plejboj, svetskij lev i dobryj znakomyj vsekh kontrabandistov i vladeltsev kabare Evropy, izyskannyj dendi i tonkij znatok oruzhija, bezzabotnyj khischnik i blestjaschij professional svoego tsinichnogo dela. Pered vami Lorenso Falko - agent pravitelstva Franko, umudrennyj i opasnyj volk-odinochka v dikikh dzhungljakh grazhdanskoj vojny v Ispanii. Ego napravljajut v Alikante, gde on dolzhen ustroit pobeg iz tjurmy krupnomu frankistskomu chinu; v Tanzher, gde ego nachalstvo nadeetsja zapoluchit zoloto Respubliki; v Parizh, gde nado skomprometirovat geroja vojny, a zaodno pomeshat Pablo Pikasso obnarodovat monumentalnoe polotno na Vsemirnoj vystavke. Falko - svobodnyj radikal, lozhka degtja, kozyr v rukave. On tsenit khrabrost, v tom chisle i khrabrost protivnika, no v ego mire chest - roskosh, i poroj nepozvolitelnaja. V ego mire vyzhivajut tolko iskushennye khischniki, kotorym, kogda rasseetsja dym, ostaetsja lish s mrachnym jumorom konstatirovat nespravedlivost miroustrojstva. I v serdtse khischnik ne puskaet nikogo - krome odnoj otvazhnoj i bezzhalostnoj zhenschiny, svoego dvojnika iz krivogo, iduschego rjabju zerkala...Arturo Peres-Reverte - byvshij voennyj zhurnalist, proslavlennyj avtor blestjaschikh istoricheskikh, voennykh, prikljuchencheskikh, detektivnykh romanov, perevedennykh na sorok jazykov, obladatel prestizhnejshikh literaturnykh nagrad. Ego Lorenso Falko - kapitan Alatriste tri stoletija spustja, Dzhejms Bond v uslovijakh otnjud ne kholodnoj vojny, uvazhitelnyj polupoklon Somersetu Moemu i Dzhonu Le Karre.Trilogija o Falko - odna iz luchshikh rabot Arturo Peresa-Reverte na segodnjashnij den. Knigu poljubjat poklonniki tsikla Peresa-Reverte o kapitane Alatriste, tseniteli ostrosjuzhetnoj literatury voobsche i shpionskikh trillerov - v chastnosti, a takzhe te, kto ljubit postmodernistskuju igru s kanonicheskimi zhanrami.

Odin iz glavnykh bestsellerov Arturo Peresa-Reverte, prikljuchencheskij intellektualnyj triller v luchshikh traditsijakh "Kluba Djuma" i "Flamandskoj doski".1767 god, fevral. Bliz beregov Ispanii, vstupiv v boj s piratami, gibnet parusnik "Dei Glorija", prinadlezhaschij ordenu iezuitov. Junga - edinstvennyj, kto spassja, - tainstvenno ischezaet, ne uspev tolkom rasskazat o sluchivshemsja. Vse, chto on uspel soobschit, - koordinaty mesta tragedii...Ispanija, nashi dni. Shturman Manuel Koj, na vremja lishennyj prava zanimatsja sudovoj dejatelnostju za to, chto posadil sudno na mel, znakomitsja na auktsione s devushkoj, kupivshej za bolshie dengi starinnuju morskuju kartu. Tanzher Soto, sotrudnitsa muzeja v Madride, maniakalno oderzhima ideej najti pogibshij korabl, shedshij, kak ona polagaet, s gruzom chrezvychajnoj vazhnosti. Manuelja Koja ona beret v pomoschniki kak opytnogo spetsialista po navigatsii. Devushke prekrasno izvestno, chto ona pereshla dorogu moguschestvennym i opasnym silam, sposobnym pojti na vse, tolko by ustranit sopernitsu, no eto ee ne ostanavlivaet...Arturo Peres-Reverte - byvshij voennyj zhurnalist, proslavlennyj avtor blestjaschikh istoricheskikh, voennykh, prikljuchencheskikh romanov, perevedennykh na sorok jazykov, sozdatel tsikla o kapitane Diego Alatriste, obladatel prestizhnejshikh literaturnykh nagrad. V ego bestsellere "Karta nebesnoj sfery, ili Tajnyj meridian" vitajut prizraki vsekh moremanov mira. Zdes Peres-Reverte, i sam opytnyj morjak, otdaet dan Robertu Ljuisu Stivensonu, Dzhozefu Konradu, Germanu Melvillu, Patriku O'Brajanu. Zdes morskie prikljuchenija neotdelimy ot istorii, literatury i ljubvi.Dlja poklonnikov romanov "Klub Djuma, ili Ten Rishele" i "Flamandskaja doska", a takzhe dlja vsekh, kto ljubit knigi o more, istorii, prikljuchenijakh, poiskakh sokrovisch i chelovecheskikh strastjakh. Effektnoe izdanie v serii "Mir prikljuchenij. Bolshie knigi" - sobranii brilliantov mirovoj prikljuchencheskoj literatury, dostojnykh vnimanija vsekh poklonnikov zhanra, v tom chisle i pridirchivykh kollektsionerov.

Po stranitsam populjarnogo tsikla istoriko-prikljuchencheskikh romanov Peresa-Reverte so shpagoj v ruke shagaet besstrashnyj voin armii ispanskogo korolja, a v svobodnoe ot srazhenij vremja dueljant, avantjurist, blagorodnyj razbojnik i naemnyj ubijtsa, chelovek chesti Diego Alatriste, kotorogo za ego neimovernuju khrabrost nazyvajut kapitanom. V romanakh, prodolzhajuschikh tsikl, on vse tak zhe balansiruet na ostrie klinka i popadaet v opasnye situatsii, iz kotorykh chelovek ordinarnyj vrjad li vyshel by zhivym, - vstaet na puti zlodeja, zadumavshego prestuplenie veka, edva ne delaetsja zhertvoj ljubvi k velikoj aktrise, borozdit prostory Sredizemnogo morja, srazhajas s turkami i piratami, a v Venetsii dolzhen osuschestvit neprostuju missiju v privychnoj roli naemnogo ubijtsy. Arturo Peres-Reverte - byvshij voennyj zhurnalist, proslavlennyj avtor blestjaschikh istoricheskikh, voennykh, prikljuchencheskikh, detektivnykh romanov, perevedennykh na sorok jazykov, obladatel prestizhnejshikh literaturnykh nagrad. Tsikl ob Alatriste - odin iz vysochajshikh ego literaturnykh vzletov: zdes on blistatelno vedet igru na pole, gde ostavili jarkij sled takie znamenitye mastera avantjurno-istoricheskogo romana, kak Aleksandr Djuma, Rafael Sabatini, Emilio Salgari, i niskolko im ne ustupaet. "Kapitan Alatriste, - pisal o tsikle kollega avtora Alberto Montaner, - udostoilsja chesti stat odnim iz tekh personazhej, chto voshli v klub literaturnykh mifov i naveki poselilis v kollektivnom voobrazhenii. Sereznoe dostizhenie, esli uchest, chto ispantsev v etom klube vsego nichego: El Sid, Don Zhuan da Don Kikhot". V nastojaschij tom voshli pjatyj, shestoj i sedmoj romany tsikla "Kapitan Alatriste": "Kavaler v zheltom kolete", "Korsary Levanta" i "Most Ubijts".

Varo Borkha, obladatel krupnejshej v Ispanii kollektsii knizhnykh redkostej, nanimaet Lukasa Korso, opytnogo bukinista i okhotnika za unikalnymi knigami, chtoby ustanovit podlinnost priobretennogo im ekzempljara knigi, nekogda predannoj ognju inkvizitsiej vmeste s ee izdatelem i sokhranivshejsja lish v trekh ekzempljarakh. Zaodno s etim Korso predstoit proverit na podlinnost rukopis odnoj iz glav "Trekh mushketerov". Zadacha postavlena neprostaja. Oslozhnjaetsja ona tem, chto v khode ee vypolnenija smert presleduet Lukasa po pjatam, no do vremeni unosit s soboj lish tekh, s kem on imeet delo. Chto eto? Sluchajnoe sovpadenie? Ili demony iz knigi o tom, kak iz mraka vyzyvat Ljutsifera, dejstvitelno vykhodjat iz adskikh vrat?Po motivam romana byl snjat znamenityj film Romana Polanski "Devjatye vrata" (1999), glavnuju rol v kotorom ispolnil Dzhonni Depp. Pjat prichin kupit 1 Roman predstavljaet soboj uvlekatelnuju zagadku, sochetajuschuju v sebe elementy klassicheskoj literatury, istorii i okkultizma. 2 V nem rasskazyvaetsja ob uvlekatelnom i mnogogrannom glavnom geroe Lukase Korso, torgovtse redkimi knigami i detektive, kotoryj odnovremenno gluboko porochen i kharizmatichen. 3 Proizvedenie predlagaet unikalnyj i zakhvatyvajuschij vzgljad na mir redkikh knig i bukinistiki. 4 Kniga napolnena literaturnymi alljuzijami i otsylkami, v tom chisle na Aleksandra Djuma, Edgara Allana Po i Artura Konan Dojla, kotorye dobavljajut istorii dopolnitelnyj sloj glubiny i slozhnosti. 5 Po romanu byl snjat uspeshnyj film "Devjatye vrata" s Dzhonni Deppom v glavnoj roli, chto esche bolshe ukrepilo reputatsiju proizvedenija kak predstavitelja sovremennoj klassiki.Perevodchik: Bogomolova NataljaKhudozhnik: Khadzhitanev Khristo

Una novela de mar, amor y aventuras en el Egeo durante los años de la Guerra Civil española Buscaba la boca del hombre con la suya, húmeda de sal.—¿Tienes frío? —preguntó él.—No, no… Tengo miedo.—¿A qué?—A cuando te hayas ido y esto se borre de mi memoria.Presionó contra él su cuerpo goteante; y Jordán, mojada la ropa, la acogió entre los brazos estrechándola muy fuerte.—Maldito seas, capitán Mihalis —susurró ella de pronto.Tardó él un momento en comprender.—Sí —dijo al fin.Alzó el rostro para contemplar la bóveda de estrellas, que parecía haber descendido para instalarse en torno a los dos y su abrazo, envolviéndolos hasta el final de los tiempos. Como si estuvieran solos en la última noche del mundo.

Ijun 1960 goda. Trinadtsat chelovek, otel na malenkom grecheskom ostrove, vnezapno obnaruzhennyj trup odnoj iz postojalits. Poka vokrug bushuet shtorm, nikto ne uplyvet s ostrova i nikto na ostrov ne priplyvet, v tom chisle politsija. Odnako voleju sudby sredi tekh, kto zastrjal na ostrove, okazyvaetsja Khopalong Bezil - kinozvezda zolotogo veka Gollivuda, sygravshij Sherloka Kholmsa v pjatnadtsati filmakh. A esli ty godami igral znamenitogo londonskogo syschika na bolshom ekrane i znaesh vse rasskazy Konan Dojla o nem naizust, ne tak vazhno, chto ty uzhe nemolod, tvoj rastsvet uzhe, pozhaluj, minoval, na smenu tebe prishli novye zvezdy, a na smenu Sherloku Kholmsu - prozhzhennye antigeroi nuarov. Esli sluchitsja ubijstvo, komu ego rassledovat, kak ne tebe? Arturo Peres-Reverte - byvshij voennyj zhurnalist, proslavlennyj avtor blestjaschikh istoricheskikh, voennykh, prikljuchencheskikh i detektivnykh romanov, perevedennykh na sorok jazykov, sozdatel tsikla o kapitane Diego Alatriste, obladatel prestizhnejshikh literaturnykh nagrad. "Poslednee delo Kholmsa" - ego poklon (budem nadejatsja, ne poslednij) zhanru klassicheskogo detektiva, gde rassledovanie trebuet kholodnogo uma, fantazii i talanta k deduktsii, a ne effektnoj strelby iz revolvera, drak v temnykh pereulkakh, migajuschikh neonovykh vyvesok za oknom i nepremennogo burbona v jaschike stola. Zdes proiskhodit bitva umov. Zdes budut Kholms, Vatson, professor Moriarti - ne iskljucheno, chto i Iren Adler. I ljubov k knigam zdes tozhe, konechno, budet, potomu chto chtenie ostaetsja odnim iz nemnogikh - byt mozhet, samym glavnym - nashim oruzhiem protiv zla, smerti i khaosa. Vpervye na russkom!Perevodchik: Bogdanovskij Aleksandr

Hay lugares de los que nunca se vuelve. La novela m s intensa y turbadora de Arturo P rez-Reverte En una torre junto al Mediterr neo, en busca de la foto que nunca pudo hacer, un antiguo fot grafo pinta un gran fresco circular en la pared: el paisaje intemporal de una batalla. Lo acompa an en la tarea un rostro que regresa del pasado para cobrar una deuda mortal, y la sombra de una mujer desaparecida diez a os atr s. En torno a esos tres personajes, Arturo P rez-Reverte ha escrito la m s intensa y turbadora historia de su larga carrera de novelista. Deslumbrante de principio a fin, El pintor de batallas arrastra al lector, subyugado, a trav s de la compleja geometr a del caos del siglo XXI: el arte, la ciencia, la guerra, el amor, la lucidez y la soledad se combinan en el vasto mural de un mundo que agoniza. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Acclaimed author Arturo P rez-Reverte has earned a distinguished reputation as a master of the literary thriller with his international bestsellers The Club Dumas and The Queen of the South. Now, in this haunting new work, P rez-Reverte has written his most accomplished novel to date. The Painter of Battles is a captivating tale of love, war, art, and revenge. Andr s Faulques, a world-renowned war photographer, has retired to a life of solitude on the Spanish coast. On the walls of a tower overlooking the sea, he spends his days painting a huge mural that pays homage to history's classic works of war art and that incorporates a lifetime of disturbing images. One night, an unexpected visitor arrives at Faulques' door and challenges the painter to remember him. As Faulques struggles to recall the face, the man explains that he was the subject of an iconic photo taken by Faulques in a war zone years ago. "And why have you come looking for me?" asks Faulques. The stranger answers, "Because I'm going to kill you." This story transports Faulques to the time when he crossed continents to capture conflicts on film with his lover, Olvido, at his side. Until she walked into his life, Faulques muses, he had believed he would survive both war and women. As the tense dialogue between Faulques and his visitor continues, the stakes grow ever higher. What they are grappling with quickly proves to be not just Faulques' fate but the very nature of human love and cruelty itself. Arturo P rez-Reverte perfectly balances the shadows of the heart with the chaos of war in this stunning composition on morality. Superb and tautly written, The Painter of Battles is a deeply affecting novel about life and art.