The siege : a novel /
Pérez-Reverte, Arturo.
The siege : a novel / Arturo Pérez-Reverte ; translated from the Spanish by Frank Wynne. - First U.S. edition. - 598 pages : maps ; 25 cm.
"Cádiz, 1811. The Spanish port city has been surrounded by Napoleon's army for a year. Their backs to the sea, its residents endure routine bombardments and live in constant fear of a French invasion. And now the bodies of random women have begun to turn up throughout the city, victims of a shadowy killer. Police Comisario Rogelio Tizón has been assigned the case. Known for his razor-sharp investigation skills--as well as his brutal interrogation methods--Tizón has seen everything. Or so he thought"--Amazon.com.
1400069688 9781400069682
2014004597
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
Cádiz (Spain)--History--Siege, 1810-1812--Fiction.
Historical fiction
The siege : a novel / Arturo Pérez-Reverte ; translated from the Spanish by Frank Wynne. - First U.S. edition. - 598 pages : maps ; 25 cm.
"Cádiz, 1811. The Spanish port city has been surrounded by Napoleon's army for a year. Their backs to the sea, its residents endure routine bombardments and live in constant fear of a French invasion. And now the bodies of random women have begun to turn up throughout the city, victims of a shadowy killer. Police Comisario Rogelio Tizón has been assigned the case. Known for his razor-sharp investigation skills--as well as his brutal interrogation methods--Tizón has seen everything. Or so he thought"--Amazon.com.
1400069688 9781400069682
2014004597
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
Cádiz (Spain)--History--Siege, 1810-1812--Fiction.
Historical fiction