About this book

A murder mystery in 1886 Madrid featuring an old fencing master who still teaches in the age of the pistol. He is famous for his unstoppable thrust and one day a beautiful woman arrives asking he teach it to her. The novel traces their relationship. By the author of The Flanders Panel.

Publication Details

Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
Published
2004
Pages
224
ISBN
9781299883369

About Unknown Author

Arturo Pérez-Reverte Gutiérrez (born 25 November 1951 in Cartagena) is a Spanish novelist and journalist. He worked as a war correspondent for RTVE and was a war correspondent for 21 years (1973–1994). His first novel, *El húsar*, set in the Napoleonic Wars, was released in 1986. He is well known outside Spain for his "Alatriste" series of novels. He is now a member of the Royal Spanish Academy, a position he has held since 12 June 2003. **Source**: [Arturo Pérez-Reverte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_P%C3%A9rez-Reverte) on Wikipedia.

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