Voltaire’s Calligrapher

Voltaire’s Calligrapher
Pablo de Santis

An elegant and atmospheric literary thriller that will delight fans of The Interpretation of Murder and The Shadow of the WindEighteenth century France: the Age of Enlightenment.Dalessius is 20 when he takes a job as the philosopher Voltaire's messenger and spy. Soon he's entangled in a web of secrets and intrigue, leading from the courts and scaffolds of Toulouse to Paris, and a mysterious fortified monastery where Abbot Mazy guards a horrific secret.Assisted by an executioner and the beautiful, marble-like daughter of an automaton maker, Dalessius faces sinister clergymen, inventive henchmen and poisonous fish in his quest to uncover the truth behind the Abbot's machinations. It will take amazing courage on Dalessius's part – as well as Voltaire's unique cunning and wit – if they are to survive.

PABLO DE SANTIS

Volarire’s Colligrapher

Translated from the Spanish by Lisa Carter

Contents

Cover (#uaccb6591-ad70-53aa-a3c1-4a62aeeecb86)

Title Page (#u60c093bd-6636-5e9b-9bbc-de2813837377)

PART ONE

The Hanged Man (#u90ac3f14-bd69-582f-98a3-7521fb28db67)

The Relic

First Letters

Ferney

The Correspondence

The Passenger

Toulouse

The Scene of the Crime

The Mechanical Hand

The Performance

The Exam

The Bronze Bell

The Execution

PART TWO

The Bishop (#litres_trial_promo)

The Abbot’s Hand

A Friend of V.

Siccard House

Von Knepper’s Trail

The Bishop’s Silence

Kolm’s Walking Stick

Clarissa

The Prisoner

The Burial Chamber

Taps on the Window

Fabres’ Disciple

Mathilde’s Foot

Flight

The End of the Trip

PART THREE

The Master Calligrapher (#litres_trial_promo)

The Wait

Anonymous Libel

The Human Machine

The Halifax Gibbet

The Life of Statues

A Blank Page

Hammer and Chisel

The Locked Door

Silas Darel

Hieroglyphic