El puente de los asesinos

Synopsis of El puente de los asesinos

«El puente de los asesinos» is the historical novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardback (355 pages, in Spanish).

Alatriste travels to a wintry and hostile seventeenth-century Venice, dominated by hitmen and conspirators. Recruited by the Spanish court, he must assassinate the doge during Christmas Mass to impose a government favorable to the Crown's interests, while crossing paths with old enemies.

This novel belongs to the series «Las aventuras del Capitán Alatriste», of which it is the seventh installment.

Recommended for readers of historical and adventure fiction, especially for followers of the Alatriste series.