Katy recommended The Club Dumas to me a long time ago as the best book by her favorite author. It's a mystery about an old book published in 1666 that held the knowledge to summon the devil. The protagonist was an unlikely hero, essentially a mercenary middle man who specializes in old books and an alcoholic. All of the characters were well thought out and had some major flaws. None of the major characters were ideals and as the book went on I appreciated it more and more especially considering how fast paced the book was. Despite the dark subject matter I've been reading the book while on a vacation in Florida and found it to be a fantastic beach book. It was a nice blend of excellent writing and action the combination of which is, in my opinion, rare. Great read and an author I want to read more of.
A few of my favorite quotes from the book are;
"He had a singular way of facing people, peering through his crooked glasses and slowly nodding in agreement, with a reasonable, well-meaning, but doubtful expression, like a whore tolerantly listening to a romantic sonnet."
"An attractive young woman was looking in the window of a luxury charcuterie, on the arm of a middle-aged, well-dressed man who might have been an antique dealer or a scoundrel, or both."
"Because lucidity never wins. And seducing an idiot has never been worth the trouble."
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