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Perfect for fans of C.J. Sansom & The Name of the Rose, the third historical thriller featuring Giordano Bruno, heretic, philosopher & spy. In the pursuit of power, nothing is sacred... Summer, 1584. The Protestant Prince William of Orange has been assassinated by a fanatical Catholic, & there are whispers that Queen Elizabeth will be next. Fear haunts the streets of London, & plague is driving many citizens away. Giordano Bruno, radical philosopher & spy, chooses to remain, only to find that someone is following him through the city. Confronting his stalker, he realizes it is the woman he once loved
- she is on the run, having been accused of murder. Bruno travels to Canterbury to help clear her name, & also on behalf of Sir Francis Walsingham. The Queen's spymaster has long suspected Catholic influence in the ancient centre of pilgrimage, & instructs 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...