{"product_id":"captain-alatriste-9780452287112","title":"Captain Alatriste","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first action-packed historical adventure in the internationally acclaimed Captain Alatriste series, featuring a Spanish soldier who lives as a swordsman-for-hire in \u003cb\u003e17th century Madrid\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNeeding gold to pay off his debts, Captain Alatriste and another hired blade are paid to ambush two travelers, stage a robbery, and give the travelers a fright. \"No blood,\" they are told.\u003cp\u003eThen a mysterious stranger enters to clarify the job: he increases the pay, and tells Alatriste that, instead, he must murder the two travelers. When the attack unfolds, Alatriste realizes that these aren't ordinary travelers, and what happens next is only the first in a riveting series of twists and turns, with implications that will reverberate throughout the courts of Europe...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArturo Pérez-Reverte\u003c\/b\u003e's novels have captivated readers around the world and earned him a reputation as \"the master of the intellectual thriller\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e). Originally a war correspondent, he now writes fiction full-time. His novels include the Captain Alatriste series, \u003ci\u003eThe Flanders Panel, The Club Dumas, The Fencing Master, The Seville Communion, The Nautical Chart, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of the South\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhat We Become\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been published in fifty countries.He is a member of the Spanish Royal Academy. He lives near Madrid, Spain.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50324709998866,"sku":"9780452287112","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5b0ed3ab-b531-479b-b856-32d9494951a8.jpg?v=1727671110","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/captain-alatriste-9780452287112","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}