Execution

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The No. 1Sunday Timesbestselling series set during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantels Wolf Hall trilogy and Netflixs The Crown

Gripping Sunday Times

Fast-paced and entertaining Mail on Sunday
A TREASONOUS PLOT
England, 1586. Giordano Bruno, heretic turned spy, passes on vital information to spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham. A band of Catholic Englishmen are plotting to kill Queen Elizabeth and install Mary, Queen of Scots, on the English throne.

A DEADLY TRAP
Walsingham, already aware of the plot, 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 DANGER
Bruno must go undercover, join the conspirators and stop them. A queen is destined to die; Bruno must make sure it is the right one

Praise for Execution

A brilliantly realised fictionalisation of the Babington plot against Elizabeth 1 Observer

Execution has an atmospheric sense of place. The plot twists and turns The Times

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 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 Marisa Haetzman, also writes as Ambrose Parry

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

Execution has an atmospheric sense of place. The plot twists and turns The Times

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

Excellent The Times

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

Praise for S. J. Parris:

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

Vivid, sprawling Well-crafted, exuberant Financial Times

Successful historical thrillers need three elements: a killer plot that weaves seamlessly into the history; an engaging protagonist; and an atmospheric sense of place. Parris nails all three The Times

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.