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Conspiracy

Giordano Bruno, Book 5

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Conspiracy

By: S. J. Parris
Narrated by: Daniel Philpott
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Paris, 1585: Giordano Bruno has come to Paris, a city on the edge of catastrophe. Alone and near destitute, Bruno turns to old friend and zealous preacher Paul Lefevre. But when the priest is murdered, Bruno is pulled into a dangerous world.

If Bruno can't uncover the truth, not only is the future of the de Valois monarchy threatened - but his own life will be the forfeit.

©2016 Stephanie Merritt (P)2016 W F Howes Ltd Historical Mystery Thriller & Suspense World Literature Fiction Exciting Suspense

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"Impossible to resist.... Parris creates a convincing sense of the past, woven with so much intrigue that the head fairly spins." ( Daily Telegraph)
"It has everything - intrigue, mystery and excellent history." (Kate Mosse)
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I must admit that I was devastated on hearing the first few sentences of this book. The dark brown voice provided by Laurence Kennedy in the previous novels had made Bruno such a familiar figure to me that I felt I had lost a friend. A little research quickly informed me that Laurence died in 2018, and I was much saddened at the passing of someone who brought these characters to life in such an energetic and expert manner.
It took me a while to get used to the new Bruno, and the new characters in the unfamiliar french royal court and the new setting of Paris. I was not visualising or inhabiting the story as before. However things improved as the story developed and I began to get used to a new, younger Bruno. In fact, at times, this seemed to fit better with his episodes of rash behaviour and his impulsiveness. I look forward to Book 6.

A new, younger Bruno

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not to kean on this narrator preferred the previous one. Accents not as good I'd prefer no accent if they can't be done properly

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lovely book,well narrated.good story . have enjoyed all this series so far .Look forward to Execution.

Conspiracy

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I love these books and look forward to the next one. What spoilt this book for me was the change in narrator. After five books you get a picture of Bruno and how he sounds but in theConspiracy it isn’t the same narrator so it didn’t have the same impact. For the next book or books could we please have the original narrator and bring Bruno to life as I had come to know him. Loved the descriptions of London and Paris beautifully written and anyone who enjoys a crime solver will enjoy Bruno .The books grow on you .

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as a fan of the Bruno books by SJ Parris I found this to be as gripping and enjoyable as the others.

I did find out had to suspend my disbelief a little as some of the plot twists were a little far fetched, but accepting it on the level of fantastic adventure it works.

despite (or perhaps because of)the plot overreaching, it kept up the momentum throughout and I always looked forward to my next drive to hear the next instalment of the story.

I recommend to anyone else looking for a gripping historical yarn with rounded and sympathetic characters to pass time driving or waiting for any length of time.

another addition to the series which delivers

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