El maestro de esgrima

By Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Subjects: Historical fiction, History, Historia, Fiction, Fencing coaches, Swordsmen, Ficción, Novela española, Fiction, historical, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Social life and customs, Fiction, historical, general, Madrid (spain), fiction

Description: A murder mystery in 1886 Madrid featuring an old fencing master who still teaches in the age of the pistol. He is famous for his unstoppable thrust and one day a beautiful woman arrives asking he teach it to her. The novel traces their relationship. By the author of The Flanders Panel.