The man in the yellow doublet
By: Arturo Pérez-Reverte ; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa
Series: Captain Alatriste -- 5; The adventures of Captain Alatriste; Captain Alatriste -- 05; Captain Alatriste -- 5.
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780297852483; 9780297855187
Subjects: Diego Alatriste (Fictitious character); Fiction; Swordsmen; History
Work titles: Caballero del jubón amarillo
Description: "Captain Alatriste's 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 lover's house. Ambushed by arch-nemesis Malatesta, a skirmish ensues that leads to the death of de Castro's 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."--Publisher description.
Notes: Translated from the Spanish.