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Praise for S. J. Parris:
• ‘Impossible to resist … Parris creates a convincing sense of the past, woven with so much intrigue that the head fairly spins’ Daily Telegraph
• ‘It has everything – intrigue, mystery and excellent history’ Kate Mosse
• ‘Parris writes with confident ease of Tudor London … The dialogue balances nicely on a tightrope of period phrases and cut-to-the-chase colloquialisms. More, please’ The Times
• ‘Full of surprises … an imaginatively satisfying addition to the many real intrigues surrounding the imprisoned Mary Stuart and the threats to Elizabeth’s security’ TLS
• ‘Fascinating … The period is incredibly vivid and the story utterly gripping’ Conn Iggulden
• ‘A brilliantly unusual glimpse at the intrigues surrounding Queen Elizabth I’ Andrew Taylor, bestselling author of The American Boy
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Praise for S. J. Parris: * 'Impossible to resist ! Parris creates a convincing sense of the past, woven with so much intrigue that the head fairly spins' Daily Telegraph * 'It has everything -- intrigue, mystery and excellent history' Kate Mosse * 'Parris writes with confident ease of Tudor London ! The dialogue balances nicely on a tightrope of period phrases and cut-to-the-chase colloquialisms. More, please' The Times * 'Full of surprises ! an imaginatively satisfying addition to the many real intrigues surrounding the imprisoned Mary Stuart and the threats to Elizabeth's security' TLS * 'Fascinating ! The period is incredibly vivid and the story utterly gripping' Conn Iggulden * 'A brilliantly unusual glimpse at the intrigues surrounding Queen Elizabth I' Andrew Taylor, bestselling author of The American Boy
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This is the third outing for SJ Parris's Elizabethan crime-solving monk-turned-astrologer Giordano Bruno, and in my opinion this excellent series is getting better with each instalment.
At the beginning of Book 3 Bruno is reunited with a past love interest who is on the run, accused of murdering her husband. She persuades Bruno (actually he doesn't take much persuading, he is Italian after all) to go with her to Canterbury, the scene of the crime, to investigate the murder and hopefully prove her innocence. Bruno seeks permission from his employer, the Queen's Private Secretary/ Spymaster, Francis Walsingham, who fortuitously has his own reasons for wanting to send his top sleuth to Canterbury, where he suspects that a nest of Catholic sympathisers is plotting yet another dastardly scheme to overthrow Queen Bess.
So off our hero goes on another of his (mis)adventures, which he admits he falls into "as other men fall in and out of alehouses". As well as investigating the murder of his friend's husband (and several others which quickly follow once he arrives in the city) Bruno becomes involved in the search for the bones of Thomas a Becket which are thought to have been removed to a safe haven during the Dissolution, as well as having yet another close encounter with that elusive ancient manuscript by Hermes Trismegistus which Bruno and a lot of other influential people are keen to get their hands on.
SJ Parris has created an extremely likeable and believable fictional persona for Giordano Bruno (a real historical figure of course). As in the previous two books, the plot is packed with intrigue, scheming, betrayal and assassinations, and the pace is fast and gripping with a cliff-hanger at the end of nearly every chapter and a twist at the denouement which I kicked myself for not suspecting earlier. The tone of these books is a bit lighter than, for example, CJ Sansom's Shardlake novels, but the historical detail is well researched and I'm enjoying this series just as much. At the end of Sacrilege the scene is set nicely for Bruno's next adventure - can't wait!
At the beginning of Book 3 Bruno is reunited with a past love interest who is on the run, accused of murdering her husband. She persuades Bruno (actually he doesn't take much persuading, he is Italian after all) to go with her to Canterbury, the scene of the crime, to investigate the murder and hopefully prove her innocence. Bruno seeks permission from his employer, the Queen's Private Secretary/ Spymaster, Francis Walsingham, who fortuitously has his own reasons for wanting to send his top sleuth to Canterbury, where he suspects that a nest of Catholic sympathisers is plotting yet another dastardly scheme to overthrow Queen Bess.
So off our hero goes on another of his (mis)adventures, which he admits he falls into "as other men fall in and out of alehouses". As well as investigating the murder of his friend's husband (and several others which quickly follow once he arrives in the city) Bruno becomes involved in the search for the bones of Thomas a Becket which are thought to have been removed to a safe haven during the Dissolution, as well as having yet another close encounter with that elusive ancient manuscript by Hermes Trismegistus which Bruno and a lot of other influential people are keen to get their hands on.
SJ Parris has created an extremely likeable and believable fictional persona for Giordano Bruno (a real historical figure of course). As in the previous two books, the plot is packed with intrigue, scheming, betrayal and assassinations, and the pace is fast and gripping with a cliff-hanger at the end of nearly every chapter and a twist at the denouement which I kicked myself for not suspecting earlier. The tone of these books is a bit lighter than, for example, CJ Sansom's Shardlake novels, but the historical detail is well researched and I'm enjoying this series just as much. At the end of Sacrilege the scene is set nicely for Bruno's next adventure - can't wait!
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The series improves with each book. This is certainly the best read so far I look forward to further adventures with Giordano Bruno.
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I really enjoyed the previous Bruno novels, but this one is outstanding. Tudor historical novels often contain the blurb "for fans of C J. Sansom.". if the author of the Bruno novels keeps up this standard, C J Parris will become the standard by which all similar historical mysteries are judged. Sacrilege has a complex plot, deeply drawn characterisation, a wealth of historical detail, its well written, atmospheric and a real page turner.
Please keep writing these once a year. They are a joy to read.
Please keep writing these once a year. They are a joy to read.
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Bones of the Past
For me one of the pleasures of reading is the development of a series and with S.J.Parris third Bruno book,i feel that the series is going from strength to strength. Read more
Published 7 days ago by james eves
Gripping Elizabethan thriller
This book is the third in a series featuring the dashing and erudite Giordano Bruno. It's also the first I've read, but the author makes it easy for us to pick up on the ground... Read more
Published 12 days ago by downkiddie
Lots of fun with Elizabethan detective
I have enjoyed S J Parris's previous novels about the rogue Italian priest solving crimes in Elizabethan England - tales full of historical detail, real characters and complex... Read more
Published 13 days ago by M. R. N. Shackelford
An entertaining read
In Elizabethan Canterbury, Giordano Bruno investigates the murder of the husband of a young woman he loves and uncovers a series of crimes and plots against the throne. Read more
Published 14 days ago by J. Currie
More good stuff from S J Parris
If you enjoyed the first two Bruno books then you`ll enjoy this one too. There is an involving central mystery amidst the turmoil and intrigue of Elizabethan Canterbury. Read more
Published 19 days ago by MISS L M ALLPORT
A top flight historical/detective novel
This is the third book published by S J Parris following the hero Giordano Bruno's quest to find the lost book of Hermes Trismegistus, whilst investigating numerous murders and... Read more
Published 19 days ago by MarkH_1974
tudor tedium
I've read the previous books in the series and enjoyed them. so i was really disappointed with this instalment. Read more
Published 20 days ago by D. Cameron
Too Slow
With an eye to the Thomas Shardlake market S J Parris has created a character in a similar vein. But whereas Shardlake is engaging and sympathetic I find little to attract me to... Read more
Published 22 days ago by Donald Thompson
Excellent third in a series
SJ Parris's new novel, "Sacrilege", is the third in her Giordano Bruno series, set in Elizabethan England. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jill Meyer
Excellent
Giordano Bruno's third outing and each stronger than the last. S.J.Parris conjures up the atmosphere of Elizabethan England with some aplomb, the paranoia, the hopelessness of... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Andy Edwards
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