The Siege

The Siege
ISBN-10
1400069688
ISBN-13
9781400069682
Series
The Siege
Category
Fiction
Pages
624
Language
English
Published
2014-11-04
Publisher
Random House
Author
Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Description

A tale set during the Napoleonic siege of Cádiz finds unwavering police commissioner Rogelio Tizón investigating a series of murders committed by one of several possible suspects trapped within the bomb-stricken city. 15,000 first printing.

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