The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-
Reverte
(Almost) Best Postmodernist Novel - !
Fallen angels, satanic manuals, and a passion for the works of Raphael
Sabatini and Alexandre Dumas among others--this is the stuff of Spanish
author Arturo Pérez-Revertes engrossing novel The Club Dumas. Set in a
world of antiquarian booksellers where dealers would gladly betray their
own mothers to get their hands on a rare volume, The Club Dumas is a
thinking persons thriller: in addition to a riveting plot, the book is full of
intriguing details that range from the working habits of Alexandre Dumas
to how one might go about forging a 17th-century text. Woven through
these meditations is enough murder, sex, and the occult to keep both the
hero, Lucas Corso, and the reader hopping. As in his previous novel,
The Flanders Panel, set in the world of art restoration, Mr. Pérez-Reverte
has written a literary thriller to tease both the intellect and adrenaline
gland. Lucas Corso makes a complex, ultimately sympathetic hero, and
theres plenty to delight in the intricate twists and turns the story takes
before the mystery of The Club Dumas is finally solved.

Personal Review: The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte
This is a new wrinkle in mystery stories.
How could he miss?
Arturo Perez-Reverte mixes two sure-fire ingredients: "The Three
Musketeers", which is one of the most popular adventure and action series
around the world even today, plus the mysteries of devil-worship and the
occult.
Then he adds a third ingredient. Our flawed "hero" is a book detective.
Lucas Corso moves in the shadow world of rare and precious volumes of
antiquity almost beyond price.
The result is an intriguing read that will keep you guessing and entertain
you with new knowledge. The book world is much more passionate and
violent than we may imagine.
Moviegoers may have seen the film version, still available on video: "The
Nine Gates" with current swish-buckling pirate captain Johnny Depp in the
lead role. In the cinema, Depp is Corso and far more serious than his
laughable Captain Jack Sparrow today.
The film version simplified the story to focus on a single drama. But it lost
the confusing threads so delightful in the book.
Nothing is lost in translation from the Spanish by Sonia Soto, as far as I
can see. "The Club Dumas" celebrates the Three Musketeers stories by
Alexandre Dumas. It starts with a hand-written manuscript by the original
author. Possession of this manuscript is closely tied with a suicide that
opens the book. Or is it murder?
But that is not Corso's concern. He is paid not only to authenticate and sell
the manuscript, but find another rare literary occult masterpiece, "The Nine
Gates". Only three copies exist. Which is authentic?
Avid readers and admirers of books will enjoy this mystery adventure.
Perez-Reverte may be better known for his Captain Alatriste series. "The
Fencing Masters," "The Flanders Panel," and "The Seville Companion" are
other examples of his work. This one is more intriguing to me.
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