Bibliograph

The dead of winter, three Giordano Bruno novellas, S.J. Parris

Type

Label

The dead of winter, three Giordano Bruno novellas, S.J. Parris

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The dead of winter

Oclc number

1223042199

Responsibility statement

S.J. Parris

Series statement

Giordano Bruno thriller

Sub title

three Giordano Bruno novellas

Summary

Three exhilarating novellas'The Secret Dead, The Academy of Secrets,andThe Dead of Winter'following the early adventuresof young priestGiordano Bruno in the dramatic days of sixteenth century Italy. Even the dead have a story to tell ... Naples, 1566. During a sweltering summer, eighteen-year-old Giordano Bruno takes his final vows at San Domenico Maggiore and is admitted to the Dominican Order'despite doubts over histendency to ask difficult questions. Assisting in the infirmary, Bruno witnesses an illicit autopsy performed on the body of a young woman. Her corpse reveals a dark secret, and Bruno suspects that hersmay not have been anaccidental death. His investigation leads him to a powerful figure who wants to keep the truth buried'and Bruno is forced to make a choice between his future in the Order, and justice foran innocent victim and hergrieving family ..

Table Of Contents

Secret Dead -- Academy of Secrets -- Christmas Requiem

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