An “intricate literary mystery of] wrenching effect” by the internationally acclaimed, bestselling author of The Club Dumas (The New Yorker). Someone has hacked into the pope’s personal computer–not to spy on the Vatican or to spread a virus, but to send an urgent plea for help: SAVE OUR LADY OF THE TEARS. The crumbling Baroque church in the heart of Seville is slated for demolition–and two of … slated for demolition–and two of its defenders have suddenly died. Accidents? Or murders? And was the church itself somehow involved?
The Vatican promptly dispatches Father Lorenzo Quart, their worldly and enormously attractive emissary, to investigate the situation, track down the hacker–known only as “Vespers”–and stay alive. Thus begins a sophisticated and utterly suspenseful page-turner that has taken its readers by storm.
“An elegant thriller that is as much about the elusive quest for happiness as it is about solving the murders.” —The Denver Post
“An indelible tale of love, faith, and greed.” —People, Page-Turner of the Week
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Perez-Reverte is an exceptional Spanish writer but you are at the mercy of the translator. This book has numerous grammatical mistakes that distract from the story line. Still, this is a good read although some of the characters are not finely drawn and are one dimensional (translation issue?) Nonetheless, I enjoyed the book and recommend it.
Another of the books I enjoy by Spanish authors. Who can resist a book whose front dedication page says, “Clerics, bankers, computer hackers, duchesses and scoundrels – the characters in this novel are all imaginary. And any resemblance to real events is entirely coincidental. Only the setting is true. Nobody could invent a city like Seville.
3+ stars to Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s The Seville Communion, a Spanish-to-English translated thriller novel with a very intriguing story about the Catholic church, corporate corruption and love. This was a good book, and I’d recommend it to fans of the genre or of translated novels; however, it could have packed even more of a punch, which is why it …