Siege, or chess with death
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1811-1812. Kadis, the last stronghold of the Spaniards fighting for their independence, is besieged by the French. Joseph Bonaparte’s troops are systematically firing at the city, and, a strange thing, in those places where shells fall, a series of brutal killings of young girls occurs. Rochelio Tyson, local police commissar, not distinguished by the softness of the temper, along with Hippolytus Barrul, a partner of the chess commissar, is looking for a mysterious killer ...
Roman Perez-Reverte-acute, on the verge of life and death, tense, in some places a crazy multi-way chess party, the figures in which are unpredictable, and the result of the game can change not only the fate of the heroes, but also the course of world history.
The writer himself, the author of such international bestsellers as the Flemish Board, the Dumas Club (the literary basis of the ninth gate Roman Polanski with Johnny Depp), the novels of the adventures of Captain Alatrist (adaptation with Vigo Mortensen) and many Others, this is how he says about the book: “Technically, this is my most difficult novel, with the most branched structure ... I, after twenty years, seemed to return to my old novels again. There is a political intrigue with espionage, an investigation, a love line, and sea battles, and adventures. ”
Roman Perez-Reverte-acute, on the verge of life and death, tense, in some places a crazy multi-way chess party, the figures in which are unpredictable, and the result of the game can change not only the fate of the heroes, but also the course of world history.
The writer himself, the author of such international bestsellers as the Flemish Board, the Dumas Club (the literary basis of the ninth gate Roman Polanski with Johnny Depp), the novels of the adventures of Captain Alatrist (adaptation with Vigo Mortensen) and many Others, this is how he says about the book: “Technically, this is my most difficult novel, with the most branched structure ... I, after twenty years, seemed to return to my old novels again. There is a political intrigue with espionage, an investigation, a love line, and sea battles, and adventures. ”
Author:
Author:Perevo-Revert A.
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Children's Book
- Category:Fiction
- Category:Modern Literature
- Category:Agriculture
- Category:Poetry & Literature
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Series:
Series: Big Roman
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:12+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-389-20175-0
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