Baldwin Boettcher Branch -- Evening Book Club

Title to be discussed:  Captain Alatriste, first in the series by Spanish author Arturo Perez-Reverte.  Time of Meeting:  Monday, September 13, 2010, at 6:30 PM.  Summary:  A fictional 17th-century Spanish swordsman's instruction to frighten two travelers becomes a murder-for-hire arranged by Emilio Bocanegra, the name synonymous with the Spanish Inquisition.

What happens next is only the first in a series of riveting twists and turns, with implications that will reverberate throughout the courts of Europe.  --summary from library catalog