About the book: 2008 / From the publisher "Torquemada" is one of the best novels by the famous American writer Howard Fast. It is dedicated to the period of formation of the Spanish Inquisition at the end of the 15th century. The Dominican monk Tomas de Torquemada, appointed Grand Inquisitor by the “Catholic kings,” begins persecution of the Jews, although he also has Jewish blood in his veins. Noble Spanish nobleman Alvaro de Rafael tries to confront his former friend, but ends up in a torture chamber himself.…