Prophecy

Prophecy by S.J. Parris  375 pp.

Somehow I ended up reading the second book in this series about heretic Dominican monk, Giordano Bruno. In this volume, Bruno has escaped those in the Catholic Church who want him dead. He arrives in England on his search for a missing book by the Hermetic magician, Hermes Trismegistus. Bruno believes it to be in the possession of alchemist John Dee but Dee no longer has it. Bruno ends up involved in the investigation of the murders of two young women, both found with astrological symbols carved in their flesh. In the process of his investigation he learns about a plot against the life of Queen Elizabeth. All the famous Elizabethans are featured: Sir Phillip Sidney, Francis Walsingham, the Howards, and others. The plot has many twists and a satisfying resolution. Now I need to read the first book.

And if I ever get the Ipad interface for blogger to work correctly I'll post a cover photo that's smaller.