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A review by lenny9987
The Siege by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Frank Wynne
4.0
I really enjoyed Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s The Club Dumas when I read it several years ago, so I jumped at the chance to preview the English translation of The Siege. Unfortunately, time was not on my side so what was supposed to be a preview is now a review. The Siege weaves together several narratives, all centered in and around Cádiz during the French siege of the city from 1810 to 1812. Espionage, murder, war, loyalty, and business all come together as Pérez-Reverte paints several detailed portraits of a city and its citizens under siege.
Soldiers, corsairs, policemen, and everyday citizens who at first glance appear to be connected only by the city they inhabit (or propose to occupy) turn out to have a far more sinister connection, as a murderer strikes with a precision and violence as devastating as the French bombs that slowly gain in accuracy and range. Comisario Tizón tests the limits of his own sanity in his protracted battle to catch a man butchering young women. Lolita Palma, a single woman who took over the family’s shipping and lending business after the deaths of both her father and brother, overcomes her initial objections to invest in a corsair ship and finds an odd kindred spirit in the ship’s captain, Pépé Lobo. French artillery officer, Simon Desfosseux, must reconcile his superiors’ demands that he shell further into Cádiz with their refusal to give him the equipment he deems necessary for such a feat.
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Soldiers, corsairs, policemen, and everyday citizens who at first glance appear to be connected only by the city they inhabit (or propose to occupy) turn out to have a far more sinister connection, as a murderer strikes with a precision and violence as devastating as the French bombs that slowly gain in accuracy and range. Comisario Tizón tests the limits of his own sanity in his protracted battle to catch a man butchering young women. Lolita Palma, a single woman who took over the family’s shipping and lending business after the deaths of both her father and brother, overcomes her initial objections to invest in a corsair ship and finds an odd kindred spirit in the ship’s captain, Pépé Lobo. French artillery officer, Simon Desfosseux, must reconcile his superiors’ demands that he shell further into Cádiz with their refusal to give him the equipment he deems necessary for such a feat.
For the complete review, please visit my blog:
http://wp.me/pUEx4-Bo