Title : The Circle of the Cross - Iain Pears - book

Summary :

Oxford, 1660s: a place and time of great intellectual and political excitement. Robert Grove, a professor at New College, dies under suspicious circumstances. A young girl, Sarah Blundy, daughter of a Cromwellian soldier and a healer, is accused of the murder. Four witnesses will recount the circumstances of this death...

Oxford, 1660s: a place and time of great intellectual and political excitement. Robert Grove, a professor at New College, dies under suspicious circumstances. A young girl, Sarah Blundy, daughter of a Cromwellian soldier and a healer, is accused of the murder. Four witnesses will recount the circumstances of this death: a Venetian physician; the son of a royalist accused of treason; a cryptographer mathematician who worked successively for Cromwell and Charles II; and a famous Oxford scholar. Each witness will give their version of events... only one will reveal the incredible truth.

A true dive into the consciousness of an era, The Circle of the Cross is a gripping historical thriller, with multiple twists and turns that keep the reader on the edge of their seats until the very last page. Already hailed as a masterpiece in England and currently being published worldwide, this novel is set to become an international publishing event.

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