A dizzyingly complicated, dazzlingly allusive, breathlessly exciting novel of adventure and detection
- Michael Kerrigan, Scotsman
A noir meta-fiction. Even a reader armed with a Latin dictionary and a copy of <i>The Three Musketeers</i> cannot anticipate the thrilling twists of this Escher-like mystery
New Yorker
A sophisticated and exciting intellectual game which brilliantly illustrates the sheer delight of fiction
- Stephanie Merritt, Daily Telegraph
A rip-roaring entertainment - tongue in cheek and sword in hand
Mail on Sunday
Every book hides a curse - and someone willing to pay the price.
When a rare-book dealer is found dead after selling a manuscript of The Three Musketeers, investigator Lucas Corso follows a trail of forgery, satanic texts and obsession across Europe.
Blending history, mystery and menace, Pérez-Reverte’s The Dumas Club is both homage and warning - a cerebral thriller about collectors who’ll trade their souls for a first edition.
‘Stylish, intelligent and utterly absorbing’ The Times
‘A riveting literary mystery steeped in intrigue and danger’ El País