The Flanders Panel

By: Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Published June 7th 2004 by Mariner Books (first published 1990)

Category: Arts

Pages: 295 pages

ISBN: 9780156029582

Description:
While restoring a 15th-century painting which depicts a chess game between the Duke of Flanders and his knight, Julia, a young art expert, discovers a hidden inscription in the corner: Quis Necavit Equitem. Translation: Who killed the knight? Breaking the silence of five centuries, Julia's hunt for a Renaissance murderer leads her into a modern-day game of sin, betrayal, and death.