Synopses & Reviews
Coy is a suspended sailor without a ship. At an auction in Barcelona, he meets a beautiful woman obsessed with the
Dei Gloria, a Jesuit ship sunk by pirates in the seventeenth century. Tánger uses her considerable skills with men and her expertise with atlases and nautical maps to search for the ship's rumored lost treasure. Coy is quickly drawn into the search, and finds himself falling in love as they seek their fortune together. Or do they?
Their journey becomes dangerous. Does the treasure really exist? Are there secrets dwelling in the depths of the sea? And what of the depths of the heart? This suspensefully plotted novel combines the richness of atmosphere we have come to expect from Arturo Pérez-Reverte with the addictive romance and mystery of the sea. A riveting read, it is an unforgettable adventure.
Review
PRAISE FOR
THE NAUTICAL CHART"Engrossing and beautiful . . . Exceptional." --New York Magazine
"What a lovely, well-rounded and distinctive novel to lure us from troubled shores." --Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Arturo Pérez-Reverte has established himself as the master of the intellectual thriller, a reputation again confirmed with The Nautical Chart."--Chicago Tribune
PRAISE FOR THE FENCING MASTER
"[Pérez-Reverte] has a deft way with a sword fight, and there are duels here as swashbuckling as anything in The Mask of Zorro."--The New York Times Book Review
"A smart, literate novel with suspense and a great puzzle, this is hard to beat."--The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
PRAISE FOR THE SEVILLE COMMUNION
"One of those infrequent whodunits that transcend the genre . . . Page-turning pace and vivid characters."--Time
"Spain's bestselling author weaves an indelible tale of love, faith and greed that will keep readers shouting olé!"--People
About the Author
Arturo Prez-Reverte was born in 1951 in Cartagena, Spain. He is a television journalist who has reported on some of the world's most dangerous crises. He is the author of The Flanders Panel, The Club Dumas, The Seville Communion, and most recently, The Fencing Master.
Table of Contents
Contents
Lot 307
The Trafalgar Showcase
The Lost Ship
Latitude and Longitude
Zero Meridian
Of Knights and Knaves
Ahab's Doubloon
The Reckoning Point
Forecastle Women
The Coast of the Corsairs
The Sargasso Sea
Southwest Quarter to South
The Master Cartographer
The Mystery of the Green Lobsters
The Devil's Irises
The Graveyard of Ships With No Name