Arturo Perez-Reverte
Rumors of my demise … probably never happened. Nonetheless! New book reviews coming up, including: The Island of the Day Before by Umberto Eco Purity of Blood by Arturo Perez-Reverte The Last Run by Greg Rucka That means I’ve read the books already, and need to write up my reviews. Oddly, I have about the [...]
I discovered Arturo Pérez-Reverte earlier this year with his endearing Spanish adventure novel, Captain Alatriste. My discovery started a chain that ended most recently with The Club Dumas. I now gather that Pérez-Reverte is a wildly successful author in Spain and elsewhere, and more recently finding success in the U.S. Of course, American editions are [...]
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Genre fiction power!
I’m into genre fiction. You know the place — that quirky section of the book store lumped along back walls labeled science fiction, fantasy and horror. Nearby, usually, are those kissing cousins– mystery & thrillers, graphic novels, and even a faint trace of young adult. Right now I’m reading Purity of Blood, the second in [...]
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