Treachery (Giordano Bruno, Book 4)

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The No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling series

The fourth book in S. J. Parriss bestselling, critically acclaimed series following Giordano Bruno, set at the time of Queen Elizabeth I
August, 1585. England is on the brink of war

Sir Francis Drake is preparing to launch a daring expedition against the Spanish when a murder aboard his ship changes everything.

A relentless enemy. A treacherous conspiracy.

Giordano Bruno agrees to hunt the killer down, only to find that more than one deadly plot is brewing in Plymouths murky underworld. And as he tracks a murderer through its dangerous streets, he uncovers a conspiracy that threatens the future of England itself.

Perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and Hilary Mantel

Praise for S. J. Parris

S. J. Parris is one of my favourite authors and unquestionably our greatest living writer of historical thrillers. A.J. Finn, No. 1 bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

Hugely enjoyable Guardian

This is historical mystery fiction at its finest Publishers Weekly

Her prose is taut and compelling. Her wielding of the historical material is always convincing but never overwhelming The Times

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

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S. J. Parris is one of my favourite authors and unquestionably our greatest living writer of historical thrillers. Few novelists inhabit a setting any setting with such confidence and command; fewer still devise plots of such cunning and craft A.J. Finn, No. 1 bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

• Hugely enjoyable Its played straight, but never humourlessly so, and theres just enough proper history amid the intrigue to keep purists on side Guardian
• With its twisting plot and vivid scene-setting, TREACHERY confirms Parriss growing reputation as a writer of historical thrillers Sunday Times
• An evil bookseller and a terrifying brothel lie ahead; whats not to like Gripping and fun Observer
• Parriss Giordano Bruno series has been a joy. Her Elizabethan England is loud, pungent and blessedly free of some of the genres more egregious clichs. She wears her research lightly: at home with the detail of the period, she is quite happy to engage in a little creative anachronism to bring the story home Telegraph
• There are echoes of CJ Sansoms Shardlake series here. But Parris is better than the usual run of imitators. Her prose is taut and compelling. Her wielding of the historical material is always convincing but never overwhelming The Times

This is historical mystery fiction at its finest Publishers Weekly

Praise for S. J. Parris:

• Impossible to resist Parris creates a convincing sense of the past, woven with so much intrigue that the head fairly spins Daily Telegraph
• It has everything intrigue, mystery and excellent history Kate Mosse
• Parris writes with confident ease of Tudor London The dialogue balances nicely on a tightrope of period phrases and cut-to-the-chase colloquialisms. More, please The Times
• Full of surprises an imaginatively satisfying addition to the many real intrigues surrounding the imprisoned Mary Stuart and the threats to Elizabeths security TLS

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.