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THE NEW BESTSELLING SERIES FROM THE MASTER OF HISTORICAL CRIME FICTION, S. J. PARRIS

THE START OF AN INCREDIBLE NEW SERIES FROM NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING S. J. PARRIS ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 'Sophia is a dazzling heroine, and the world of late Elizabethan England brimful of plot and conspiracy, is vividly and thrillingly brought to life' LAURA SHEPHERD-ROBINSON 'Right from the intriguing opening pages everything Parris layers into this Elizabethan crime drama screams bestselling series' OBSERVER 'A new historical crime from S. J. Parris is always cause for celebration but she really has excelled herself with Traitor's Legacy' ANDREW TAYLOR 'S. J. Parris begins what promises to be an equally entertaining new series with this novel set in late Elizabethan England' THE TIMES 'A writer who repeatedly proves that she is one of the most stylish of historical crime practitioners' FINANCIAL TIMES ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– England, 1598. Queen Elizabeth’s successor remains unnamed. The country teeters on a knife edge. When a young heiress is found murdered at the theatre, the Queen’s spymaster Robert Cecil calls upon former agent Sophia de Wolfe to investigate. A cryptic note found on the dead girl’s body connects to Sophia’s previous life as a spy, and her quest soon takes her into dangerous waters. Powerful enemies emerge, among them the Earl of Essex: the Queen’s favourite courtier and a man of ruthless ambition. This is a murder that reaches directly into the heart of the court. And Sophia is concealing a deep-buried secret of her own. She must uncover the truth before her past threatens to destroy her. S. J. Parris's book Alchemy was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2023-07-24. READERS LOVE TRAITOR’S LEGACY… ‘Top class historical crime’ ?????????? ‘Another fantastic historical thriller from master of the Elizabethan mystery’ ?????????? ‘A straight 5* for me! A very compelling novel I highly recommend’ ?????????? ‘I loved the characters. The only bad thing I have to say about this book is that it kept me reading way past midnight’ ?????????? ‘Sophia De Wolfe is a truly epic character’ ?????????? ‘I had very high expectations for this novel. It is excellent. And the even better news it is that this is the first of a new series’ ?????????? ‘The richly detailed Elizabethan setting and clever twists kept me hooked from start to finish’ ?????????? ‘The murder mystery is layered with political intrigue, keeping you second-guessing every revelation’ ?????????? ‘Excellently researched, great plot, beautiful execution. I love the combination of historical menace and a thriller’ ?????????? ‘SJ Parris does it again’ ?????????? ‘I didn't know who to trust or who to believe the whole way along’ ?????????? ‘Another glorious dive into the murky world of Elizabethan spies and lies’ ?????????? ‘Loved every minute of this book. More please featuring Sophia!’ ?????????? ‘I'm already looking forward to book two’ ?????????? ‘You know what you’re getting with Parris; a stunning mix of fact and fiction with a clever plot woven around real people and the duplicitous Cecil, the court spymaster. It’s tense, well-paced, twists that feel real and it’s easy to become immersed in a different world’ ??????????

The first book in the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling series set at the time of Queen Elizabeth I

The second book in the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling series set at the time of Queen Elizabeth I

The No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling series The third book in S. J. Parrisâ??s bestselling, critically acclaimed series following Giordano Bruno, set at the time of Queen Elizabeth I

The No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling series The fourth book in S. J. Parrisâ??s bestselling, critically acclaimed series following Giordano Bruno, set at the time of Queen Elizabeth I

The No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling series The fifth book in S. J. Parrisâ??s bestselling, critically acclaimed series following Giordano Bruno, set at the time of Queen Elizabeth I Perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and Hilary Mantel

The No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling series set during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantelâ??s Wolf Hall trilogy and Netflixâ??s The Crown â??Grippingâ?? Sunday Times â??Fast-paced and entertainingâ?? Mail on Sunday

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

The new 2023 historical thriller in the court of the Holy Roman Emperor in the The No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling series, perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel

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

The perfect historical crime novella to curl up with this Christmas! From a No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author. Not to be missed!

Three gripping tales from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller S. J. Parris.

Three gripping tales from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller S. J. Parris. The Secret DeadSummer 1556. A girl’s body is found in a Neapolitan monastery. Novice monk Giordano Bruno is determined to uncover what happened, but his investigation could deliver him into the hands of the Inquisition. The Academy of SecretsAutumn 1568. An invitation arrives for Giordano Bruno from a secret society of philosophers. Bruno is delighted, but keeping their heretical secrets soon becomes a matter of life or death. A Christmas RequiemWinter 1569. Giordano Bruno is summoned by the Pope, who is intrigued by his talent for memory games. But Rome is a den of iniquity, and Bruno will be lucky to escape the Eternal City alive. *Please note these three novellas are also published as individual stories in ebook.* ‘S. J. Parris gives us a glimpse into the younger years of Giordano Bruno, her 16th-century heretic and spy, in this collection of three beguiling novellas’ Observer What readers are saying about The Dead of Winter ‘Superb story-telling’ ????? ‘Such a treat’ ????? ‘Beautifully written’ ????? ‘Gripping’ ????? ‘Compulsive reading’ ????? ‘Full of energy and excitement’ ????? ‘Superb’ ?????

A thrilling new historical crime novella from #1 bestseller S. J. Parris, perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and Hilary Mantel Venice, 1576. Giordano Bruno, heretic, philosopher and spy, is on the run from the Inquisition. He flees to Venice, but the beautiful city proves no safe haven. The killing of an aristocrat and the arrest of his wife and secretary for murder are causing unrest. When an anonymous letter, written in code, proclaims the woman’s innocence, the city’s chief of intelligence employs Bruno to find the writer. But the death 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… READERS LOVE S. J. PARRIS… ‘Top class historical crime’ ?????????? ‘Another fantastic historical thriller from master of the Elizabethan mystery’ ?????????? ‘A straight 5* for me! A very compelling novel I highly recommend’ ?????????? ‘I loved the characters. The only bad thing I have to say about this book is that it kept me reading way past midnight’ ?????????? ‘The richly detailed Elizabethan setting and clever twists kept me hooked from start to finish’ ?????????? ‘The murder mystery is layered with political intrigue, keeping you second-guessing every revelation’ ?????????? ‘Excellently researched, great plot, beautiful execution. I love the combination of historical menace and a thriller’ ?????????? ‘SJ Parris does it again’ ?????????? ‘I didn't know who to trust or who to believe the whole way along’ ?????????? ‘Another glorious dive into the murky world of Elizabethan spies and lies’ ?????????? S. J. Parris's book Alchemy was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 03-07-2023 S. J. Parris's book 'Traitor’s Legacy' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2025-05-12.

London, summer of 1584: Radical philosopher, ex-monk, and spy Giordano Bruno suspects he is being followed by an old enemy. Instead, he is shocked to discover that his pursuer is in fact Sophia Underhill, a young woman with whom he was once in love. When Bruno learns that Sophia has been accused of murdering her husband, a prominent magistrate of Canterbury, he agrees to do anything he can to help clear her name. But in the city that was once England's greatest center of pilgrimage, Bruno uncovers a more dangerous plot in the making, one that forces him to turn his detective's eye to the strange case of Saint Thomas Becket, a twelfth-century cardinal of Canterbury Cathedral whose mysterious murder is only matched by the legend surrounding the disappearance of his body.