The Flemish Board

Arturo Pérez-Reverte in the novel "The Flemish Board" immerses the reader in a special world of antiques and antiquarians, collectors, restorers, and artists, a world of connoisseurs and lovers of antiquity, a world closed to the uninitiated.
A painting by the... Flemish artist of the 15th century, "The Game of Chess", comes into the hands of young restorer Julia, on which three words, written in impeccable Gothic script in Latin, are discovered: "Quis necavit equitem" - "Who killed the knight?". It is clear that a secret of murder was encrypted on the chessboard of the painting. The main character takes on the challenge of solving this crime committed five hundred years ago. As the investigation unfolds, incredible events take place: a chess game on the medieval painting unexpectedly starts to play out in reality, as if some experienced and mysterious master is step by step moving the pieces, and each subsequent move leads to the next murder of Julia's friends…