| Author | : S. J. Parris |
| File Size | : 55,7 Mb |
| Publisher | : Doubleday Canada |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 08 July 2014 |
| ISBN | : 9780385683029 |
| Pages | : 48 pages |
The Secret Dead by S. J. Parris Book PDF Summary
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 his tendency 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 hers may not have been an accidental 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 for an innocent victim and her grieving family. A spellbinding and eerily poignant short story that brings the tense atmosphere of the Inquisition and the promise of the Renaissance to vivid life.