Man In The Yellow Doublet : The Adventures Of Captain Alatriste

Author: Arturo Perez-Reverte

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Price : 35.00 NZD
ISBN : 9780297855187
Publisher : Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Imprint : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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Weight (g) : 0.312
Publication date : 12 March 2009
Dimensions : 2.1 Centimeters X 13.4 Centimeters X 21.5 Centimeters
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Author : Arturo Perez-Reverte
Series : The\Adventures of Captain Alatriste Ser.
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Dewey classification : 863.64
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Captain Alatriste's affair with the beautiful actress Maria de Castro is rankling not only his long-term mistress but also the King of Spain. With loyal companion Inigo distracted by the affections of Angelica, Alatriste becomes embroiled in a series of tussles outside his lover's house. Ambushed by arch-nemesis Malatesta, a skirmish ensues that leads to the death of de Castro's other lover - the monarch himself. But behind this tale of sexual jealousy lurks a darker truth. As it becomes clear that both Alatriste and Inigo have been cunningly honey trapped - and that the dead man was an impostor - Alatriste comes face to face with Emilio Bocanegra, President of the Court of the Inquisition, and the realisation that he is in league with dastardly Malatesta. With a puppet king waiting dutifully in the wings, Alatriste must use all his cunning and swordsmanly guile to prevent the murder of the real king - and his implication in a crime for which he has been perfectly framed.

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