Location, Location, Location! Seville is so critical to this storyline that it takes on the status of a character itself. Senor Perez-Reverte crafts some great characters. He draws them out through their histories, their physical descriptions, and finally, their activities here. The good guys and the bad are all masterfully, albeit slowly, drawn. Their actions are completely consistent with their personalities, but in an unpredictable way. So, as their stories unfold, layer after layer, the novel grips you and does not let you go until the author ties up the last detail in the very last sentence (No Peeking!) This story has it all; Vatican spies, Spanish lovers, parish priests, thieving bankers, and a group of street villains Charles Dickens would be proud to claim. This novel is a great read. Per favor, Senor Perez-Reverte, a Sequel?!