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Sacrilege is a gripping historical thriller set in 16th-century Britain and centered on the highly secretive cult of Saint Thomas Becket, the 12th-century archbishop murdered in Canterbury Cathedral. London, summertime of 1584: Radical philosopher, ex-monk, and spy Giordano Bruno suspects he's being followed by an old foe. He is surprised to discover that his pursuer is actually Sophia Underhill, a young girl with whom he was once in love. When Bruno learns that Sophia has been accused of murdering her hubby, a visible magistrate in Canterbury, he agrees to do anything he is able to to help clear her name. In metropolis that was once England's very best centre of pilgrimage, Bruno begins to discover unsuspected secrets that point to the lifeless man being part of a more substantial and more dangerous storyline in the making. He must convert his detective's eyesight on record - on Saint Thomas Becket, the 12-century archbishop murdered in Canterbury Cathedral, and on the legend surrounding the disappearance of his body - in order to solve the crime. As Bruno's feelings for Sophia develop more intense, so does his fear that another murder is about to take place - perhaps his own. But more than Bruno's life reaches stake in this vividly rendered, impeccably explored, and addictively powerful whodunit - the stableness of the kingdom hangs in the total amount as Bruno hunts down a brutal murderer in the shadows of England's most ancient cathedral.
