the Doge of Venice. Falcó novels Falcó (2016)- Lorenzo Falcó is an intelligence operative working for the Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War, who embarks on a mission whose outcome may turn the tide of the war. Eva (2017) -A new mission takes Falcó to Tangier, where he must prevent the departure of the Moscow gold shipment. Sabotaje (2018)- Falcó travels to Paris for a new mission involving painter Pablo Picasso. Other novels El húsar (1986). The story of a young Hussars officer during the Peninsular War El maestro de esgrima (1988; tr: The Fencing Master, Mariner Books, 2004. ). A mysterious lady requests lessons from a fencing master. La tabla de Flandes (1990; tr: The Flanders Panel). The mystery surrounding the relationship between a serial killer and a mysterious medieval Flemish painting. El club Dumas or La sombra de Richelieu (1993; tr: The Club Dumas ). A cult of followers of the novels of Alexandre Dumas. La sombra del águila (1993). Set during the Napoleonic invasion of Russia. Territorio comanche (1994). A novelization of his experiences as a war reporter during the Yugoslav Wars. La piel del tambor (1995; tr: The Seville Communion). A thriller involving hackers, the Vatican and the lost treasure of a privateer. Un asunto de honor (1995). The story of an underaged prostitute. La carta esférica (2000; tr: The Nautical Chart). The story of a retired sailor who longs for the sea. La Reina del Sur (2002; tr: The Queen of the South ). The story of a Mexican woman who becomes the leader of a drug trafficking cartel in southern Spain. Cabo Trafalgar (2004), about the battle of Trafalgar. El pintor de batallas (2006; tr: The Painter of Battles). A retired war photographer confronts his past. Un día de cólera (2007). 2 May 1808. The battle in Madrid against the French army for independence, hour to hour. Ojos azules (2009). Spanish soldiers flee the Aztecs. El Asedio (2010; tr The Siege by Frank Wynne). Set in 1811, during the siege of Cádiz. El tango de la guardia vieja (2012; tr: What We Become). Romantic novel set across the world during the first half of the Twentieth Century. El francotirador paciente (2013). A maverick graffiti artist constantly evades capture. Hombres buenos (2015). About the Royal Spanish Academy and the Encyclopédie Los perros duros no bailan (2018). Novel told from the point of view of a