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Review title: Art, chess, and murder make for a clever Spanish mystery
Product review: A wonderful book with several charms. The story of the painting is interesting, a primer on art history that makes the subject intriguing. The chess game at the heart of the novel is also a lot of fun. I rediscovered chess lately, so I paid close attention to the chess moves the characters make throughout the story. There are chessboard illustrations for each of the game's moves, quite unusual for a novel. The Spanish setting is a delightfully fresh--why aren't more mysteries set there? I look forward to reading other Perez-Reverte books set in Spain. True, the ending of the book spirals into silliness and nasty homosexual stereotypes, but overall it's a remarkable debut. I'd like to see the characters Julia and Munoz return for a sequel.
