by Arturo Pérez-Reverte · Editorial Alfaguara · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420483887
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«El club Dumas» is the mystery novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, published by Editorial Alfaguara in paperback (493 pages, in Spanish).
Lucas Corso, a mercenary of old books, takes on two commissions: to verify the authenticity of a manuscript of The Three Musketeers and to unravel the enigma of a diabolical book burned in 1667 of which only two copies exist. The investigation takes him from the archives of the Holy Office to second-hand bookshops and collectors' libraries.
The novel was originally published in 1993 and was adapted to film by Roman Polanski as The Ninth Gate.
For readers of mystery novels and fans of stories about old books, manuscripts, and collectors.
Spanish journalist, former war reporter and novelist, author of the Captain Alatriste saga and novels such as The Flanders Panel and The Club Dumas.
