Sansom and The Name of the Rose, the fourth historical thriller featuring Giordano Bruno, heretic, philosopher and spy.Īugust, 1585. Never more so than when working for Queen Elizabeth and her spymaster for this man of letters is now an agent of intrigue and danger Heretic, maverick, charmer: Giordano Bruno is always on his guard. His hunt for the real killer leads to the shadows of the Cathedral Englands holiest shrine and the heart of a sinister and powerful conspiracy But when more brutal killings occur a far deadlier plot emerges.Ī city rife with treachery. With the leave of the Queens spymaster, he sets out to clear Sophias name. Giordano Bruno is being followed by the woman he once loved Sophia Underhill, accused of murder and on the run. Giordano Bruno travels to Canterbury for love. Sansom and The Name of the Rose, the third historical thriller featuring Giordano Bruno, heretic, philosopher and spy. Never more so than when working for Queen Elizabeth and her spymaster for this man of letters is now an agent of danger and intrigue.

But the young womans murder could point to an even more sinister truth When Mary Stuarts supporters scheme to usurp Queen Elizabeths throne, spymaster Francis Walsingham calls on Giordano Bruno to infiltrate the plotters. The skies above England harbour dark omensĪn astrological phenomenon heralds the dawn of a new age and a young maid of honour is murdered, occult symbols carved into her flesh. Sansom and The Name of the RoseĪutumn, 1583. Never more so than when working for Queen Elizabeth and her spymaster for this man of letters is now an agent of intrigue and danger.Ī Tudor thriller featuring Giordano Bruno, renegade monk, philosopher and heretic, for fans of C. And what he finds makes it brutally clear that the Tudor throne itself is at stake When a series of hideous murders ruptures close-knit college life, Bruno is compelled to investigate. Giordano Bruno is recruited by the queens spymaster and sent undercover to expose a treacherous conspiracy in Oxford but his own secret mission must remain hidden at all costs.Ī spy under orders. The country is rife with plots to assassinate Queen Elizabeth and return the realm to the Catholic faith. In Elizabeths England, true faith can mean bloody murder A vivid and gripping historical thriller set in Elizabethan England introducing Giordano Bruno, philosopher, scientist and spy for all fans of C.J.Sansom and The Name of the Rose.

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