Julia is a young art expert in Madrid. Her specialty is the restoration of paintings about to go up for auction. But her latest project could also be her last. A fifteenth-century masterpiece, the painting depicts a chess game between the Duke of Flanders and his knight, as a lady in black velvet sits in the background. What makes this project different is the hidden inscription Julia discovers in the corner: Quis Necavit Equitem. Translation: Who killed the knight? Breaking the silence of five centuries, Julia's hunt for a Renaissance murderer leads her into a modern-day game of sin, betrayal, and death--every move calculated with devilish precision. And as the stakes rise, Julia finds herself exposed and vulnerable to attack from everywhere. Unsure whether she is a player or just a pawn, all she knows for certain is that her passion for art has made her an object of deadly obsession. In a mystery of eloquence, wit, seduction, and suspense which marks the debut of a writer Europeans are already comparing to Umberto Eco, the solution is a tour de force of intrigue.
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Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Arturo Pérez-Reverte (Cartagena, 24 de novembro de 1951) é um novelista e jornalista espanhol. Desde o ano de 2003 é, também, membro da Real Academia Espanhola da língua. A sua obra está traduzida em quase trinta idiomas. Antigo repórter de guerra, dedica-se em exclusivo à escrita desde finais dos anos 1980, tendo editado romances como "O cemitério dos barcos sem nome", "Território Comanche", "O hussardo", "O pintor de batalhas" e os seis romances da série de aventuras "Capitão Alatriste".
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