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Overview
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A provocative literary thriller that playfully pays tribute to classic tales of mystery and adventure
Lucas Corso is a book detective, a middle-aged mercenary hired to hunt down rare editions for wealthy and unscrupulous clients. When a well-known bibliophile is found dead, leaving behind part of the original manuscript of Alexandre Dumas's The Three Musketeers, Corso is brought in to authenticate the fragment. He is soon drawn into a swirling plot involving devil worship, occult practices, and swashbuckling derring-do among a cast of characters bearing a suspicious resemblance to those of Dumas's masterpiece. Aided by a mysterious beauty named for a Conan Doyle heroine, Corso travels from Madrid to Toledo to Paris on the killer's trail in this twisty intellectual romp through the book world.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Perez-Reverte, Arturo
- ISBN: 9780156032834
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.14 x 0.87
- Number Of Pages: 368
- Publication Year: 2006
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A mixture of other worldly horror and bibliophilia
David W. - 3 years 8 months agoTurned into a film by Roman Polanski starring Johnny Depp called "The Ninth Gate," the book is much more of a twisted whirlwind. The movie only captures the plotline dealing with the occult and Satanism surrounding the Book of the Nine Gates, a rare collectible edition written by a man supposedly in league with the devil. The other plotline revolves around a mysterious manuscript that was left out of the original book "The Three Musketeers" by Alexandre Dumas. Both the manuscript and the other rare occult edition go missing and keep exchanging hands in weird roundabout ways that are all related (but you don't find out how until the conclusion). It's a mixture of horror and mystery that really works well combined with Perez-Reverte's writing style. Although originally published in Spanish as "El Club Dumas," the English translation is just as intriguing and lyrical. A must-read for suspense fans!
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Supernatural tale with many hidden gems
Jeremy A. - 6 years 5 months agoThe Club Dumas is a 1993 novel written by Arturo Perez-Reverte. The novel follows Lucas Corso, an antique book dealer who sets out to authenticate a lost chapter of The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. He soon finds himself drawn into a quest to authenticate another manuscript, Of the Nine Doors of the Kingdom of Shadows, a book used for summoning the Devil. Aiding Corso in his search is a mysterious girl who calls herself Irene Adler, the famous Arthur Conan Doyle character who outsmarts the great Sherlock Holmes. The Doyle reference is one of many in The Club Dumas. Among those you'll find include Paradise Lost, Watership Down, Moby-Dick, and a long list of other great literary classics. For that reason, The Club Dumas is not only a fascinating blend of mystery and supernatural but a treat for anyone who enjoys classic literature.
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An intellectual thriller full of twists, turns, and surprises!
John S. - 6 years 7 months agoThe Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte is an exciting intellectual thriller that follows book detective Lucas Corso, who is hired to authenticate the manuscript "The Anjou Wine," a chapter from Alexandre Dumas' "The Three Musketeers." Beginning with a puzzling suicide, Corso's investigation leads him into a vortex of mysteries, bewildering murder scenes, religious demonology, and a secret society whose members bear a remarkable resemblance to Dumas' characters. Arturo Perez-Reverte breaks from the standard formula of other mystery/thrillers to tell a story that is not soon forgotten. Reverte seamlessly blends his story with classical literature, medieval history, and religious themes. His characters are rich and unique. While not a fast read, The Club Dumas guarantees excitement from start to finish and is a must-read for any bibliophile.
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