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The Club Dumas (original Spanish title El Club Dumas) is a 1993 novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. The book is set in a world of antiquarian booksellers, echoing his previous 1990 work The Flanders Panel. The story follows the adventures of a book dealer, Lucas Corso, who is hired to authenticate a rare manuscript by Alexandre Dumas, père.
- Arturo Pérez-Reverte
- 1993
Jan 1, 2001 · The Club Dumas. Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Sonia Soto (Translator) 3.81. 41,838 ratings2,529 reviews. Lucas Corso is a book detective, a middle-aged mercenary hired to hunt down rare editions for wealthy and unscrupulous clients.
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- Paperback
May 1, 2006 · #1 International Bestseller "A thriller of marvelous intricacy" (The New York Times Book Review), The Club Dumas is a provocative literary thriller that playfully pays tribute to classic tales of mystery and adventure.
- Arturo Pérez-Reverte
- $5.2
- Mariner Books
Feb 1, 1997 · An intricate and very bookish mystery novel—set, in fact, in the rarefied world of book collecting and dealing—from the sophisticated Spanish author of The Flanders Panel (1994, not reviewed).
- Kirkus Reviews
#1 International Bestseller"A thriller of marvelous intricacy" (The New York Times Book Review), The Club Dumas is a provocative literary thriller that playfully pays tribute to classic tales...
- Arturo P?rez-Reverte
- The Club DumasHarvest book
- illustrated, reprint
- Sonia Soto
Part mystery, part puzzle, part witty intertextual game, The Club Dumas is a wholly original intellectual thriller by the internationally bestselling author of The...
May 1, 2006 · Set in a world of antiquarian booksellers where dealers would gladly betray their own mothers to get their hands on a rare volume, The Club Dumas is a thinking person's thriller: in addition to a riveting plot, the book is full of intriguing details that range from the working habits of Alexandre Dumas to how one might go about ...
