England, 1586.
A TREASONOUS CONSPIRACY
Giordano Bruno, a heretic turned spy, arrives in England with shocking information for spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham. A band of Catholic Englishmen are plotting to kill Queen Elizabeth and spring Mary, Queen of Scots, from prison to take the English throne in her place.
A DEADLY TRAP
Bruno is surprised to find that Walsingham is aware of the plot and is allowing it to progress. He hopes that Mary will put her support in writing - and condemn herself to a traitor's death.
A QUEEN IN MORTAL DANGER
Bruno is tasked with going undercover to join the conspirators. Can he stop them before he is exposed? Either way a queen will die; Bruno must make sure it is the right one...
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780007481293
Number of pages: 496
Weight: 730 g
Dimensions: 240 x 159 x 43 mm
Historical fiction does not get much better. S.J Parris is a master at creating rich, atmospheric novels, full of intrigue, featuring the infamous heretic, philosopher and spy, Giordano Bruno.
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I was sent a copy of Execution by S.J. Parris to read and review by NetGalley.
Another cracking good read from S.J. Parris with Giordano Bruno at the helm. Full of intrigue and twists and turns the story concerns a...
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The title is a bit of a tease. Is Bruno finally executed for heresy? Is it Mary queen of Scots? Or could it possibly be another or others?
Giordano Bruno returns to England anxious to ingratiate himself with the...
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