Review–Prophecy–S. J. Parris

The second book of the Giordano Bruno series finds him in London in 1583, and still searching for the lost book of Hermes Trismegistus.  He becomes friends with John Dee, the Queen’s Astrologer, from whom the book has been stolen.  He’s also still working as a spy for Walsingham and living in the French Embassy. 

When a young girl who was one of the Queen’s maids of honor is found murdered, with the astrological symbols of the Great Conjunction carved in her breast, Walsingham calls in Bruno.

Is this murder part of the ongoing Catholic plot to overthrow Elizabeth and place Mary on the Throne? Or is it something else entirely? Bruno is in a unique position to find out.

An exciting thriller which keeps you guessing up to the last, it portrays the city, the miseries of the times, and the air of fear and confusion of Elizabeth’s time. Highly recommended for those who love historical fiction.