Execution
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The new historical thriller featuring Giordano Bruno—heretic, philosopher, and spy— which finds Bruno going undercover to prevent an assassination plot on Queen Elizabeth. England, 1586. A treasonous conspiracy . . . Giordano Bruno, a heretic turned spy, arrives in England with shocking information for spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham. A band of Catholic Englishmen are plotting to kill Queen Elizabeth and spring Mary Queen of Scots from prison to take the English throne in her place. A deadly trap . . . Bruno is surprised to find that Walsingham is aware of the plot—led by the young, wealthy noble Anthony Babington—and 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 mortal danger . . . Bruno is tasked with going undercover to join the conspirators. Can he stop them before he is exposed? Either way a queen will die; Bruno must make sure it is the right one.
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5 primary booksGiordano Bruno is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by S.J. Parris.
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So before reading this book I wasn't too keen on the historical fiction genre, but then this book became available on the Pigeonhole app. I wasn't sure about signing up for it, but then reading the blurb I saw that the story involved spying and since I love those, I thought why not and went ahead and signed up.
I went in not sure what to expect, but let me tell you that this book blew me away! It was superbly written with a fantastic plot! The rich characterizations only added to the reader experience. I personally loved Bruno, Ben, Frances and Leila! I loved that Frances and Leila both had such strong personalities.
I loved this book so much that I was sad to see the end of it, and will miss Bruno and co. Although maybe Bruno not so much, since I know this is a part of a series and I haven't read the previous 5 books, so I'll be reading those!
I honestly couldn't recommend this book highly enough! It was brilliant, one of my best reads of 2020.
Thank you to Pigeonhole and SJ Parris for the chance to read this book.
