Sacrilege - S. J. Parris Reviews
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Newest Review: ... the death penalty unless her name is cleared. Once there, of course, Bruno starts to uncover a web of intrigue which seems to ... more
... point towards a Catholic plot to bring down the Queen and replace her with a Catholic monarch.
This fictional plot serves the book better than one which gives a fictional character a core role in a real historical event. Although there is plenty of historical detail contained within the book, it only has to stay true to the flavour of the times, rather than sticking to specific dates and known facts. Although I enjoyed Rory Clements' Shakespeare novels, I did feel that his decision to place his character at the cent...more
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Customer Sacrilege - S. J. Parris Reviews (1)
by - written on 26/11/12 (Very useful, 24 readings)
Rating:
Sacrilege is the third book is S J Parris' rapidly expanding series of adventures for her Elizabethan ex-monk Giordano Bruno, and is arguably her best to date. The two previous books were good, but in Sacrilege, things really take off. For years, if you wanted a murder-mystery set in the Tudor period C J Sansom's Matthew Shardlake series was pretty much your only choice. Now he's been joined by S J Parris' Bruno and Rory Clements' John Shakespeare. In terms of pitch and plotting, the Bruno books are probably more akin to the Shardlake novels than the Shakespeare ones, with a slightly slower pace and more thoughtful approach to unravelling a ... Read the complete review
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