Edition |
Paperback edition. |
Description |
504 pages : illustration ; 20 cm. |
Series |
Giordano Bruno ; bk. 5 |
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Parris, S. J., 1974-
Giordano Bruno thriller ; bk. 5.
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Summary |
PARIS, 1585 A KING WITHOUT AN HEIR Heretic-turned-spy Giordano Bruno arrives in Paris to find a city on the edge of catastrophe. King Henri III lives in fear of a coup by the Duke of Guise and his fanatical Catholic League, and another massacre on the streets. A COURT AT WAR WITH GOD When Bruno's old rival, Father Paul Lefevre is found murdered, Bruno is drawn into a dangerous web of religious politics and court intrigue. And watching over his shoulder is the King's mother, Catherine de Medici, with her harem of beautiful spies. A DEADLY CONSPIRACY IN PLAY When murder strikes at the heart of the Palace, Bruno finds himself on the trail of a killer who is protecting a terrible secret. With the royal houses of France and England under threat, Bruno must expose the truth - or be silenced for good ... |
Subject |
Bruno, Giordano, 1548-1600 -- Fiction.
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Murder -- Investigation -- France -- Fiction.
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Paris (France) -- Fiction.
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Paris (France) -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction.
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Bruno, Giordano, 1548-1600. (OCoLC)fst00040767
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Murder -- Investigation.
(OCoLC)fst01029788
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France. (OCoLC)fst01204289
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France -- Paris.
(OCoLC)fst01205283
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Genre/Form |
Detective and mystery fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726581
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Historical fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726640
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Historical fiction.
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Detective and mystery fiction.
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ISBN |
9780007481279 (paperback) |
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0007481276 (paperback) |
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