The Man In The Yellow Doublet. The Adventures Of Captain Alatriste

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: W&N
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2009
Edition: Reprint

Description: 272 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Captain Alatristes affair with the beautiful actress Maria de Castro is rankling not only his long-term mistress but also the King of Spain. With loyal companion Inigo distracted by the affections of Angelica, Alatriste becomes embroiled in a series of tussles outside his lovers house. Ambushed by arch-nemesis Malatesta, a skirmish ensues that leads to the death of de Castros other lover - the monarch himself. But behind this tale of sexual jealousy lurks a darker truth. As it becomes clear that both Alatriste and Inigo have been cunningly honey trapped - and that the dead man was an impostor - Alatriste comes face to face with Emilio Bocanegra, President of the Court of the Inquisition, and the realisation that he is in league with dastardly Malatesta. With a puppet king waiting dutifully in the wings, Alatriste must use all his cunning and swordsmanly guile to prevent the murder of the real king - and his implication in a crime for which he has been perfectly framed.

ISBN: 9780297852483