Purity of Blood

Purity of Blood

Author	Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Original title	Limpieza de sangre
Translator	Margaret Sayers Peden
Language	Spanish
Publisher	Alfaguara
Publication date	1997
Publication place	Spain
Published in English	2005
Pages	251
ISBN	9788420483597

Purity of Blood (Spanish: Limpieza de sangre) is a 1997 novel by the Spanish writer Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It is the second book in the Captain Alatriste series.[1]

Plot

In 1623, the former soldier Diego Alatriste [es] is enlisted to resque a woman who is held at a corrupt convent against the will of her family. Intrigues ensue that have Alatriste's ward Iñigo captured by the Spanish Inquisition, prompting Alatriste to receive help from the poet Francisco de Quevedo.

Reception

Publishers Weekly wrote that the book contains "seriously entertaining thrills" but is less engaging than the first entry in the series.[2]

References

1. Maslin, Janet (26 January 2006). "Spanish Adventurer Makes His Swashbuckling Return". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
2. "Purity of Blood". Publishers Weekly. 12 December 2005. Retrieved 24 September 2024.