This is my least favorite of the three Perez-Reverte novels I've read so far ( The Flanders Panel is the best to date). The plot centers on a priest sent by the Vatican to Seville to investigate a pair of deaths in a soon-to-be-demolished church. The priest, Father Quart, becomes involved in the complicated struggle between those who want to preserve the church and those who want to erect a mini-mall in its place.

It's slower than the other novels, the mystery isn't very compelling, and the big "reveal" at the end is a joke, but it was still enjoyable.