Execution - Hardcover

S.J. Parris

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ISBN 10: 0007481292 ISBN 13: 9780007481293

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2020

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The No. 1 bestseller - perfect for fans of C.J. Sansom and The Name of the Rose. The sixth historical thriller featuring Giordano Bruno, heretic, philosopher and spy. Prague, 1588 Giordano Bruno, heretic-turned-spy, arrives in Prague at the court of the eccentric Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II, with an assignment. John Dee has sent word to England of a discovery with terrible implications for Elizabeth, and Bruno must find out more. But when Bruno arrives in the city, he learns that the Emperor's favourite alchemist has been found murdered, his body mutilated. Many point the finger at the Jewish Quarter, where it is rumoured that Rabbi Loew has created a monstrous Golem, with which he intends to terrorise and murder Christian citizens. When a young Jewish scholar is found slain in the same way, Bruno suspects the murders are connected to the political plot he was tasked with uncovering. But his enemies are closing in, and Bruno must uncover the killer in time to save Christendom, or risk becoming a victim of the `Golem' himself...

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About the Author:

S. J. Parris is the pseudonym of Stephanie Merritt. It was as a student at Cambridge that Stephanie first became fascinated by the rich history of Tudor England and Renaissance Europe. Since then, her interest has grown and led her to create this series of historical thrillers featuring Giordano Bruno. Stephanie has worked for a variety of newspapers and magazines as well as radio and television. She currently writes for the Observer and the Guardian and lives in Surrey with her son.

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