{"product_id":"books-the-heretic-s-mark-by-s-w-perry","title":"The Heretic's Mark","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Historical fiction at its most sumptuous' Rory Clements\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'S. J. Parris fans will be pleased' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-----------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003eThe quest for knowledge can lead down dangerous paths...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon, 1594.\u003c\/b\u003e The Queen's physician has been executed for treason, and conspiracy theories flood the streets. When Nicholas Shelby, unorthodox physician and unwilling associate of spymaster Robert Cecil, is accused of being part of the plot, he and his new wife Bianca must flee for their lives. \u003cbr\u003eWith agents of the Crown on their tail, they make for Padua, following the ancient pilgrimage route, the Via Francigena. But the pursuing English aren't the only threat Nicholas and Bianca face. Hella, a strange and fervently religious young woman, has joined them on their journey. \u003cbr\u003eWhen the trio finally reach relative safety, they become embroiled in a radical and dangerous scheme to shatter the old world's limits of knowledge. But Hella's dire predictions of an impending apocalypse, and the brutal murder of a friend of Bianca's force them to wonder: who is this troublingly pious woman? And what does she want?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaise for S. W. Perry's Jackdaw Mysteries:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Engaging' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eBeautiful writing' Giles Kristian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliantly evokes the colours, sights and sounds of the Elizabethan era' \u003ci\u003eGoodreads review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping, packed with twists and turns!' \u003ci\u003eGoodreads review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eSpellbinding . . . I fell in love with every character' \u003ci\u003eGoodreads review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADERS ARE ALL-IN ON \u003ci\u003eTHE HERETIC'S MARK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eFabulous read' *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Immersive reading experience' *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Unputdownable' *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The Elizabethan period is brought to life' *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I love the mixture of history and fiction' *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67602731335953,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781786499004.jpg?v=1790751905","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-the-heretic-s-mark-by-s-w-perry","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}