Arturo Perez-Reverte was born in Cartagena in 1951. Since the publication of The Fencing Master, his first novel, Perez-Reverte has become one of Europe's bestselling authors. The Flanders Panel was awarded the Grand Prix Annuel de Litterature Policiere in France. His novel, The Dumas Club, has been made into the film The Ninth Gate by Roman Polanski and starring Johnny Depp.
Classy and brimming with panache * Independent * Energetic, atmospheric writing -- Ben Farrington * Literary Review * Recounted with panache and subtlety, The Seville Communion is one of those infrequent whodunnits that transcend the genre * Time * A beautifully and intricately written noir in which unique plots and counterplots abound * San Francisco Examiner *