Giordano Bruno Novels: Prophecy : An Elizabethan Thriller (Series #2) (Paperback)

from john257hopper

This was the second novel in this series featuring Giordano Bruno as the sleuth in exile in England from the Inquisition and working for Sir Francis Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth's spymaster. He is here uncovering yet another Catholic plot, this one involving Henry Howard, younger brother of the Du...

from 4fish

Giordano Bruno is a disgraced monk, excommunicated because he wouldn't stop reading books condemned by the Catholic Church. He fled his Italian monastery one jump ahead of the Inquisition. Now he's sheltering at the French embassy in London and gathering intelligence for Walsingham, Elizabeth I's...

from KarenDuff

It is the Autumn of 1583 and Catholic plotters in England and France are planning to replace Queen Elizabeth with Mary Queen of Scots, Giordano Bruno is set by Walsingham to infiltrate the plotters at the French embassy. I thought this book was very well written and researched. The story moves al...

from bookczuk

In a previous life, even before my nursing career, I majored in history. I still love a novel that immerses me in the past, and Elizabethan England remains a favorite time period, so it was with great to dive right in, thanks to the Early Review program at Library Thing and the generosity of the ...

from MaryinHB

This is a beautifully written, historical fiction thriller that takes place during the rule of Queen Elizabeth and in her court. If you are a fan of this era and know a bit about the whispers of occult and astrology that occurred during her reign, you are really going to enjoy this story of consp...