The Flanders Panel
$31.12
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
2 June 2003
Summary
A brilliant murder mystery in which a clue to a murder is hidden within a medieval painting.
The clue to a murder in the art world of contemporary Madrid lies hidden in a medieval painting of a game of chess. In a 15th-century Flemish painting two noblemen are pictured playing chess. Yet two years before he could sit for the portrait, one of them was murdered.
In 20th-century Madrid, Julia, a picture restorer preparing the painting for auction, uncovers a hidden inscription in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099453956 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099453959 |
| Author: | Margaret Jull Costa, Arturo Peréz-Reverte |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 2 June 2003 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 21mm |
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A sleek and sophisticated chamber mystery about art, life and chess. Madly clever
“A sleek and sophisticated chamber mystery about art, life and chess. Madly clever” New York Times “Gives murder a touch of class…delightfully absorbing” Observer “In its intellectual background detail it is reminiscent of Umberto Eco’s novels…hard to stop reading” – Michael Eaude Times Literary Supplement
About The Author
Margaret Jull Costa
Arturo Perez-Reverte was born in Cartagena in 1951. Since the publication of The Fencing Master, his first novel, Perez-Reverte has become one of Europe’s bestselling authors. The Flanders Panel was awarded the Grand Prix Annuel de Litterature Policiere in France. His novel, The Dumas Club, has been made into the film The Ninth Gate by Roman Polanski and starring Johnny Depp.
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