Fencing is not a game but a science. The outcome is invariably the same: triumph or disaster, life or death...
It is 1868; Spain teeters on the brink of revolution. Jaime Astarloa is a master-fencer of the old school, priding himself on the precision, dignity and honour of his ancient art; his friends spend their days in cafes discussing plots at court, but Jaime's obsession is to perfect the irresistible sword thrust. Then Adela de Otero, violet-eyed and enigmatic, appears at his door. When Jaime takes her on as a pupil he finds himself embroiled in dark political intrigues against which his old-fashioned values are no protection.
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9780099448624
Number of pages: 224
Weight: 161 g
Dimensions: 198 x 131 x 14 mm
You will want to reach the book's nearly perfect ending in a single sitting - Time Out
The author is in the best sense a romantic and to read him is to rediscover the delights of Dumas and Conan Doyle - Amanda Craig, The Times
As assured and elegant as Don Jaime's sword thrusts - Stephanie Merritt, Observer
A delight... the thriller as it out to be - Allan Massie, Scotsman
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