Alchemy (Giordano Bruno, Book 7)

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The new historical crime thriller in the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling series, perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and Hilary Mantel
Prague, 1588.

A COURT IN TURMOIL
The court of the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II, is a haven for scientists, astrologers and alchemists. The dream to discover the philosophers stone and attain immortality. But now there are rumours of heresy.

A MURDERED ALCHEMIST
Giordano Bruno is sent to Prague as a spy for Elizabeth I. He arrives to find the palace in uproar an alchemist has been murdered.

AN UNFORGIVING ENEMY
Ordered by the emperor to uncover the killer, Bruno must negotiate the jostling factions at court, as well as the religious tensions brewing in the city. And his hunt to track down a murderer soon proves as elusive as the elixir of life itself

Praise for Alchemy

The clever twists and turns of Alchemy are assuredly plotted and Prague, a city in religious and political turmoil, makes for a powerful setting The Times

Over the past dozen years, S. J. Parriss novels have been among the most enjoyable of all historical thrillers Sunday Times

Breathless pace and acutely observed detail make for a story that confounds and surprises Observer

S. J. Parris's book Alchemy was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 03-07-2023

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The clever twists and turns of Alchemy are assuredly plotted and Prague, a city in religious and political turmoil, makes for a powerful setting The Times

Over the past dozen years, S. J. Parriss novels have been among the most enjoyable of all historical thrillers Sunday Times

Breathless pace and acutely observed detail make for a story that confounds and surprises Observer

Praise for S. J. Parris:

A brilliantly realised fictionalisation of the Babington plot against Elizabeth 1Nimbly braiding history with suspense, this is a classy mystery Observer

Immaculate the depth of period detail, the all-enveloping sense of time and place, and the sheer gory drama Metro

Sumptuous New York Times

Parriss attention to the details of Elizabethan life and her ability to create characters of depth are again on display in a gripping narrative The Sunday Times

Fast-paced and entertaining, its a well-researched and authentically claustrophobic romp through the Elizabethan underworld Mail on Sunday

Parris is one of the stars of historical crime fiction and this, her sixth Giordano Bruno novel, is among her best i

Superbly plotted, shimmeringly written, it will have you on the edge of your seat Kate Williams, author of The Storms of War

An impressive feat. The plot, one of exhilarating complexity, was handled with aplomb 'Marisa Haetzman, also writes as Ambrose Parry

A delicious blend of history and thriller The Times

A tight plot combines with subtly-realised characters and an omnipresent sense of danger My pleasure in the vividly textured backdrop and a cracking story was accompanied by an uneasy shudder 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

S. J. Parris is one of my favourite authors and unquestionably our greatest living writer of historical thrillers A.J. Finn

Author Bio

S.J.Parris is the pseudonym of Stephanie Merritt. It was as a student at Cambridge researching a paper 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 as a critic and feature writer 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.