Perfect for fans of C.J. Sansom and The Name of the Rose, the third historical t
hriller featuring Giordano Bruno, heretic, philosopher and spy. In the pursuit o
f power, nothing is sacred...Summer, 1584.
The Protestant Prince William of O
range has been assassinated by a fanatical Catholic, and there are whispers that
Queen Elizabeth will be next. Fear haunts the streets of London, and plague is
driving many citizens away. Giordano Bruno, radical philosopher and spy, chooses
to remain, only to find that someone is following him through the city.
Conf
ronting his stalker, he realizes it is the woman he once loved - she is on the r
un, having been accused of murder. Bruno travels to Canterbury to help clear her
name, and also on behalf of Sir Francis Walsingham. The Queen's spymaster has l
ong suspected Catholic influence in the ancient centre of pilgrimage, and instru
cts Bruno to work to expose any enemy plots.
As Bruno begins his hunt for the
real killer, he is drawn into the heart of a sinister conspiracy hiding in the
shadow of England's holiest shrine...
