The Dead of Winter

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Return to the origins of master spy Giordano Bruno in three gripping tales from No.1 bestseller S. J. Parris. The Secret DeadDuring the summer of 1566, a girl's body is found within the walls of a Neapolitan monastery. Novice monk Giordano Bruno has a habit of asking difficult questions, but this time his investigations may lose him his place in the Dominican Order – or deliver him into the hands of the Inquisition. The Academy of SecretsAn invitation arrives from a secret society of enlightened philosophers, led by the eccentric Don Giambattista della Porta. Bruno is captivated – even more so when he meets della Porta's beautiful niece. But keeping these new heretical secrets soon becomes a matter of life or death... The Dead of WinterWhen Giordano Bruno is told the pope wants to see him, he fears he may be walking into a trap. The pope is intrigued by Bruno's talent for complex memory games, but Rome is a den of intrigue, trickery and blood, and Bruno will be lucky to escape the...