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Three gripping tales from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller S. J. Parris.The Secret DeadDuring the summer of 1566, a girl’s body is found within the walls of a Neapolitan monastery. Novice monk Giordano Bruno has a habit of asking difficult questions, but this time his investigations may lose him his place in the Dominican Order – or deliver him into the hands of the Inquisition.The Academy of SecretsAn invitation arrives from a secret society of enlightened philosophers, led by the eccentric Don Giambattista della Porta. Bruno is captivated – even more so when he meets della Porta’s beautiful niece. But keeping these new heretical secrets soon becomes a matter of life or death…A Christmas RequiemWhen Giordano Bruno is told the pope wants to see him, he fears he may be walking into a trap. The pope is intrigued by Bruno’s talent for complex memory games, but Rome is a den of intrigue, trickery and blood, and Bruno will be lucky to escape the Eternal City alive. *Please note these three novellas are also published as individual stories in ebook.* ‘S. J. Parris gives us a glimpse into the younger years of Giordano Bruno, her 16th-century heretic and spy, in this collection of three beguiling novellas’ Observer What readers are saying about The Dead of Winter ‘Superb story-telling’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Such a treat’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Beautifully written’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Gripping’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Compulsive reading’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Full of energy and excitement’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Superb’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2020-11-12
- Mått141 x 222 x 25 mm
- Vikt330 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor240
- FörlagHarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN9780008411817
- MiljömärkningProduced using independently certified paper to ensure responsible forestry management. (Certification is by FSC, PEFC or SFI.) Produced in the UK using 100% renewable electricity.