Execution

Resumen del libro

Parris's bestselling, critically acclaimed series following Giordano Bruno, set at the time of Queen Elizabeth IEngland, 1586.A TREASONOUS CONSPIRACYGiordano 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 TRAPBruno 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 DANGERBruno 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...Perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and Hilary MantelPraise for S.

J. Parris'A delicious blend of history and thriller' The Times'An omnipresent sense of danger' Daily Mail'Colourful characters, fast-moving plots and a world where one false step in religion or politics can mean a grisly death' Sunday Times'Pacy, intricate, and thrilling' Observer'Vivid, sprawling ... Well-crafted, exuberant' Financial Times'Impossible to resist' Daily Telegraph'Twists and turns like a corkscrew of venomous snakes' Stuart MacBride'It has everything - intrigue, mystery and excellent history' Kate Mosse'The period is incredibly vivid and the story utterly gripping' Conn Iggulden'A brilliantly unusual glimpse at the intrigues surrounding Queen Elizabeth I' Andrew Taylor

Biografía del autor

p b S. J. Parris /b es el seudónimo de Stephanie Merritt, que empezó a reseñar libros para periódicos de ámbito nacional mientras estudiaba literatura inglesa en el Queens' College de Cambridge. En 1999 se convirtió en redactora literaria adjunta de i The Observer /i y hoy en día sigue trabajando como crítica y articulista para i The Guardian /i y i The Observer. /i También ha participado en varios programas de radio y es presidenta y presentadora habitual del Hay Festival y el National Theatre. Ha sido jurado del Costa Biography Award, el Orange New Writing Award y el Perrier Comedy Award. Es autora de la serie de novelas de i Giordano Bruno, /i así como de las novelas i Storm, While You Sleep, Real /i y i Gaveston. /i Vive en el sur de Inglaterra con su hijo.<br>