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Prophecy : a thriller

When several of the queen's maids of honor are found dead, rumors of black magic abound. Elizabeth calls upon her personal astrologer, John Dee, and Giordano Bruno to solve the crimes. While Dee turns to a mysterious medium claiming knowledge of the murders, Bruno fears that something far more sinister is at work.

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  • "Queen Elizabeth's rule is under threat. Plans for an invasion to put Mary Stuart on the throne of England are secretly being laid. And an astrological phenomenon believed to herald the death of one age and the dawn of another has led to frenzied speculation of terrible events to come. Giordano Bruno, the maverick and charismatic agent of Sir Francis Walsingham, spymaster to the queen, has infiltrated plotters at the French embassy. His mission is to secure the evidence that will allow the execution of Mary Stuart and her cohorts for treason. But his position there is tenuous -- while the ambassador trusts him, his beautiful and cunning wife Marie seems determined to prise out his secrets. Meanwhile, the murder of a maid of honour within the palace walls involves Bruno in deeper mysteries. Occult symbols carved into her young flesh point to black magic, but the truth could be even more sinister!"
  • ""It is the year of the Great Conjunction, when the two most powerful planets, Jupiter and Saturn, align--an astrological phenomenon that occurs once every thousand years and heralds the death of one age and the dawn of another. The streets of London are abuzz with predictions of horrific events to come, possibly even the death of Queen Elizabeth. When several of the queen's maids are found dead, rumours of black magic abound. Elizabeth calls upon her personal astrologer, John Dee, and Giordano Bruno to solve the crimes. While Dee turns to a mysterious medium claiming knowledge of the murders, Bruno fears that something far more sinister is at work. But even as the climate of fear at the palace intensifies, the queen refuses to believe that the killer could be someone within her own court. Bruno must play a dangerous game: Can he allow the plot to progress far enough to give the queen the proof she needs without putting her, England, or himself in danger?"--From www.amazon.ca."
  • "When several of the queen's maids of honor are found dead, rumors of black magic abound. Elizabeth calls upon her personal astrologer, John Dee, and Giordano Bruno to solve the crimes. While Dee turns to a mysterious medium claiming knowledge of the murders, Bruno fears that something far more sinister is at work."@en
  • "When several of the queen's maids of honor are found dead, rumors of black magic abound. Elizabeth calls upon her personal astrologer, John Dee, and Giordano Bruno to solve the crimes. While Dee turns to a mysterious medium claiming knowledge of the murders, Bruno fears that something far more sinister is at work."
  • "Autumn, 1583. It's the year of the Great Conjunction: an astrological phenomenon believed to herald the death of one age and the dawn of another. England's tentative peace is under threat and prophecies foretell the death of Queen Elizabeth and, with her, the end of the Protestant religion. When one of the queen's young maids of honour is found murdered inside the palace walls - astrological symbols carved into her flesh and clutching a sinister witch's doll - Elizabeth refuses to believe the killer could be someone within her own court. In the meantime, Giordano Bruno, now secretly working for Elizabeth's spymaster Francis Walsingham at the French Embassy, is closely monitoring a Catholic conspiracy funded by King Philip of Spain and a cousin of Mary Stuart. But his position is growing increasingly tenuous; though the ambassador trusts him, his presence has been noted by Lord Henry Howard, a devout Catholic who publicly opposes anyone associated with magic or esoteric knowledge. Bruno has cause to believe there's a connection between the murdered girl and the conspirators at the embassy. But when a second maid of honour is killed in the same way, he realizes that the killer may be watching him too. Determined to prove his worth to Elizabeth, Bruno must play a dangerous game: can he allow the plot to progress far enough to hand the queen the proof of conspiracy she needs, without putting her, England or his own life in danger?"@en
  • "Autumn, 1583. It's the year of the Great Conjunction: an astrological phenomenon believed to herald the death of one age and the dawn of another. England's tentative peace is under threat and prophecies foretell the death of Queen Elizabeth and, with her, the end of the Protestant religion. When one of the queen's young maids of honour is found murdered inside the palace walls - astrological symbols carved into her flesh and clutching a sinister witch's doll - Elizabeth refuses to believe the killer could be someone within her own court. In the meantime, Giordano Bruno, now secretly working for Elizabeth's spymaster Francis Walsingham at the French Embassy, is closely monitoring a Catholic conspiracy funded by King Philip of Spain and a cousin of Mary Stuart. But his position is growing increasingly tenuous; though the ambassador trusts him, his presence has been noted by Lord Henry Howard, a devout Catholic who publicly opposes anyone associated with magic or esoteric knowledge. Bruno has cause to believe there's a connection between the murdered girl and the conspirators at the embassy. But when a second maid of honour is killed in the same way, he realizes that the killer may be watching him too. Determined to prove his worth to Elizabeth, Bruno must play a dangerous game: can he allow the plot to progress far enough to hand the queen the proof of conspiracy she needs, without putting her, England or his own life in danger?"
  • "Een Italiaanse gewezen monnik probeert in 1583 voor de Engelsen uit te vinden wat voor acties de katholieke Engelsen met de Fransen en de Spanjaarden van plan zijn tegen koningin Elisabeth."
  • "The second in a major new series of historical thrillers featuring Giordano Bruno, philospher, scientist and heretic, for all fans of C.J. Sansom and The Name of the Rose."@en
  • "Ein grausamer Mordfall erschüttert den englischen Königshof ... England, 1583. Königin Elisabeths Herrschaft ist bedroht. Gerüchte gehen um, dass die katholische Maria Stuart, Elisabeths Cousine, auf den Thron gesetzt werden soll. Der Freigeist Giordano Bruno wird nach London geschickt, um Beweise für das Komplott zu finden. Doch dann wird eine der Ehrenjungfrauen der Königin ermordet aufgefunden. In den Händen hält sie einen Rosenkranz, ihr toter Körper ist mit okkulten Symbolen übersät. Ist schwarze Magie im Spiel? Oder hat der Mord etwas mit Elisabeth zu tun? Bruno ermittelt und verstrickt sich immer tiefer in höfische Intrigen und religiöse Verschwörungen ... Das Pseudonym Stephanie Parris verwendet die Journalistin Stephanie Merritt immer dann, wenn sie einen Roman veröffentlicht. Unter ihrem bürgerlichen Namen publizierte sie Literaturkritiken in so angesehenen Zeitungen wie The Times, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman oder Die Welt. Derzeit schreibt sie für den Guardian und den Observer. Mit ihrem Sohn lebt sie in Südengland."
  • "De retour d'Oxford, Giordano Bruno reprend son service auprès du roi catholique Henri III. Agent double au service du ministre protestant anglais Walsingham, il doit surveiller l'ambassade de France à Londres à l'approche d'une conjonction astrologique qui serait annonciatrice d'une grande catastrophe selon l'astrologue de la Reine.--[Memento]."
  • "When several of Queen Elizabeth I's maids of honor are found dead, rumors of black magic abound. Elizabeth calls upon Giordano Bruno to solve the crimes, along with the help of her personal astrologer, John Dee. But while Dee turns to a mysterious medium claiming knowledge of the murders, Bruno fears something far more sinister is at work."@en

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  • "Online-Publikation"
  • "Erzählende Literatur"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "History"@en
  • "History"
  • "Historische Romane und Erzählungen"
  • "Crime & mystery"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Suspense fiction"@en
  • "Suspense fiction"
  • "Biographical fiction"@en
  • "Biographical fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"

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  • "Prophecy : a thriller"@en
  • "Prophecy : a thriller"
  • "Frevel : Roman"
  • "Prophecy : [is the Virgin Queen fated to fall?]"
  • "Frevel Roman"
  • "Przepowiednia"
  • "Przepowiednia"@pl
  • "Le temps de la prophétie"
  • "Prophecy a thriller"
  • "Prophecy a thriller"@en
  • "Prophecy"
  • "Prophecy"@en
  • "Prophecy : an Elizabethan thriller"@en
  • "Prophecy : an historical thriller"
  • "Profecía"@es

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