3.5
The Flanders Panel
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A fifteenth-century painting by a Flemish master is about to be auctioned when Julia, a young art restorer, discovers a peculiar inscription hidden in a corner: Who killed the knight? In the painting, the Duke of Flanders and his knight are locked in a game of chess, and a dark lady lurks mysteriously in the background. Julia is determined to solve the five-hundred-year-old murder, but as she begins to look for clues, several of her friends in the art world are brutally murdered in quick succession. Messages left with the bodies suggest a crucial connection between the chess game in the painting, the knight's murder, the sordid underside of the contemporary art world, and the latest deaths. Just when all of the players in the mystery seem to be pawns themselves, events race toward a shocking conclusion. A thriller like no other,
presents a tantalizing puzzle for any connoisseur of mystery, chess, art, and history.
"A beguiling puzzle—a game within a game within a game—solved in perplexing but entertaining fashion."—
"For mystery fans who yearn for literate, intelligent, sophisticated whodunits, Spanish author Pérez-Reverte's highly acclaimed story fills the bill perfectly . . . An inventive plot, gripping suspense, fascinatingly complex characters, and innovative incorporation of art, literature, and music will enthrall readers looking for something a little different."—
"This intelligent mystery . . . comes up with a satisfying twist at the end."—
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Sophie
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Laur
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“At first I was excited by the topic - murder, art, a mystery from the past revealed through art restoration. Then, I was intrigued by the writing style - repetitious, meandering, almost like an ouroboros eating itself, self-satisfied by its own lavish descriptions of character and setting minutiae. But then the plot got drunk on itself and stopped making sense. The lines drawn between chess and sexuality, Freudian theory as motive for murder, and a celebration of moral ambiguity. The ending let the story down and was trying too hard to be grand and self-victimized, like César himself.”
Sophia
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Barbara
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“Such a clever, mysterious and suspensful crime novel! I don't know a thing about chess but this book made me turn pages like crazy! It took me some getting used to, but once I dived into this book I wasn't able to put it down.”
Йони Иванова
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