A thrilling new historical crime novella from #1 bestseller S. J. Parris, perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and Hilary Mantel Venice, 1576. A spy fleeing the Inquisition Giordano Bruno – heretic, philosopher and spy – is on the run from the Inquisition. He escapes to Venice, but it proves no safe haven. A murder that shakes a city When an aristocrat is found dead and his wife arrested, unrest ripples through Venice. An anonymous letter, written in code, is sent proclaiming the woman’s innocence, and Bruno is takes with finding the writer. A web of secrets that could prove deadly The murder is mired in a tangle of dangerous secrets, and Bruno soon learns there are some very powerful people who will stop at nothing to suppress the truth…
