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Title details for Sacrilege by S.J. Parris - Available

Sacrilege

A Novel

#3 in series

by S.J. Parris
John Lee
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A gripping historical thriller set in sixteenth-century England and centered on the highly secretive cult of Saint Thomas Becket, the twelfth-century archbishop murdered in Canterbury Cathedral.
 
London, summer of 1584: Radical philosopher, ex-monk, and spy Giordano Bruno suspects he is being followed by an old enemy. He is shocked to discover that his pursuer is in fact Sophia Underhill, a young woman with whom he was once in love. When Bruno learns that Sophia has been accused of murdering her husband, a prominent magistrate in Canterbury, he agrees to do anything he can to help clear her name.
    
In the city that was once England's greatest center of pilgrimage, Bruno begins to uncover unsuspected secrets that point to the dead man being part of a larger and more dangerous plot in the making. He must turn his detective's eye on history—on Saint Thomas Becket, the twelfth-century archbishop murdered in Canterbury Cathedral, and on the legend surrounding the disappearance of his body—in order to solve the crime.
    
As Bruno's feelings for Sophia grow more intense, so does his fear that another murder is about to take place—perhaps his own. But more than Bruno's life is at stake in this vividly rendered, impeccably researched, and addictively page-turning whodunit—the stability of the kingdom hangs in the balance as Bruno hunts down a brutal murderer in the shadows of England's most ancient cathedral.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Giordano Bruno

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    April 10, 2012

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780307969743
      • File size: 399365 KB
      • Duration: 13:52:00

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Parris once again casts real-life sixteenth-century free thinker Giordano Bruno in the fictional role of detective and spy in a murder plot set at Canterbury Cathedral. Bruno soon discovers that the murder that has brought him to Canterbury is just the tip of an iceberg of political intrigue that includes a plot to undermine Queen Elizabeth's claim to the throne. John Lee captures this slice of history with his colorful characterizations. He's especially good at bringing out the malevolence in the villainous characters, of which there are more than a few. Lee also narrates the other books in the Bruno series, so fans will enjoy the consistency in the voices of the returning characters. F.T. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

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