A Tudor thriller featuring Giordano Bruno, renegade monk, philosopher and hereti
c, for fans of C. J. Sansom and The Name of the Rose Autumn, 1583.
Under Eliz
abeth's rule, loyalty is bought with blood...An astrological phenomenon heralds
the dawn of a new age and Queen Elizabeth's throne is in peril. As Mary Stuart's
supporters scheme to usurp the rightful monarch, a young maid of honour is murd
ered, occult symbols carved into her flesh. The Queen's spymaster, Francis Walsi
ngham, calls on maverick agent Giordano Bruno to infiltrate the plotters and sec
ure the evidence that will condemn them to death.
Bruno is cunning, but so ar
e his enemies. His identity could be exposed at any moment. The proof he seeks i
s within his grasp.
But the young woman's murder could point to an even more
sinister truth...
