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Execution: A Giordano Bruno Thriller by S J Parris: New
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2020-06-25
- Pages
- 496
- ISBN
- 9781643134543
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pegasus Books
ISBN-10
164313454X
ISBN-13
9781643134543
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7038530181
Product Key Features
Book Title
Execution : a Giordano Bruno Thriller
Number of Pages
496 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Mystery & Detective / Historical, Thrillers / Historical, Historical
Publication Year
2020
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
Giordano Bruno Mysteries Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.8 in
Item Weight
19.3 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
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Trade
Reviews
There are echoes of C. J. Sansom's here. Her prose is taut and compelling. Her wielding of the historical material is always convincing but never overwhelming., Hugely enjoyable. It's played straight, but never humourlessly so, and there's just enough 'proper' history amid the intrigue to keep purists on side., Parris's Giordano Bruno series has been a joy. Her Elizabethan England is loud, pungent, and blessedly free of some of the genre's more egregious clichés. She wears her research lightly: at home with the detail of the period, she is quite happy to engage in a little creative anachronism to bring the story home., From the moment the perceptive and courageous Bruno agrees to go undercover, the story fairly races along, filled with murders, kidnapping, political intrigue, ciphers, romance, and a spot of torture. Those who enjoy a ripping yarn as well as history buffs who demand accuracy in the details will be satisfied., One of my favorite authors, and she is unquestionably our greatest living writer of historical thrillers. Few novelists inhabit a setting - any setting - with such confidence and command; fewer still devise plots of such cunning and craft. If Hilary Mantel, John Le Carré, and Michael Connelly were to join forces, they might gift us with a novel as atmospheric, intelligent, and addictive as Treachery - or indeed any of Parris's books featuring monk-turned-spy Giordano Bruno., Giordano Bruno, the Italian philosopher-sleuth in this sumptuous series, goes undercover as a Jesuit priest to thwart the assassination plot before it can bring down the monarchy and throw the nation into anarchy. But first, he must solve the exceptionally cruel murder of a much-loved woman whose abused body is discovered in an abandoned graveyard, "a pit of sluts, criminals and suicides." The ferocity of that killing is fair warning of what's ahead: scenes of prison torture (think: "strappado," "scold's bridle" and "the heretic's fork"), culminating in a public execution so intense that it might cause one to toss one's cookies., With its twisting plot and vivid scene-setting, Treachery confirms Parris's growing reputation as a writer of historical thrillers., A masterful work that deserves a place on all public-library historical-fiction shelves, and that should be recommended to Phillipa Gregory fans., Intrigue, subterfuge, machinations and assassinations, plus power struggles between queens: sounds like a great weekend of reading right there.
Synopsis
The new historical thriller featuring Giordano Bruno--heretic, philosopher, and spy--which finds Bruno going undercover to prevent an assassination plot on Queen Elizabeth., The new historical thriller featuring Giordano Bruno - heretic, philosopher, and spy - which finds Bruno going undercover to prevent an assassination plot on Queen Elizabeth. 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 - led by the young, wealthy noble Anthony Babington - 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.
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- _***s (6)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseWhen I'd originally placed this order, I had accidentally put in the wrong shipping address. However, the seller was more than helpful, and the CD arrived!! The packaging was wide open when it arrived, but luckily nothing was damaged. Additionally, there was nothing protective on the CD, so that open package made me feel kind of nervous. Otherwise, absolutely great! The customer service was awesome, and the product was as described.
- r***w (229)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItem was lost in delivery- but after some communication, seller was understanding and provided a refund. I ordered another and had it sent elsewhere. My main issue was that it felt as if I was getting automated responses at first!! Please have humans review human inquiries!! It was painstaking explaining the situation to an A.I. who only repeats unhelpful replies. Thanks again!! Otherwise. Great price! Great seller!
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