February 2015 Book Selection

Join the Mystery Book Club on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 7:00 PM when we will be discussing Heresy by S. J. Parris. This is an historical mystery featuring Giordano Bruno, an Italian monk who was charged with heresy by the Inquisition. In this book, he flees to England, and begins to work for Queen Elizabeth I. The summary of the book is: "When fugitive Italian monk Giordano Bruno--philosopher, magician, and heretical scientist-- arrives in London, he's only one step ahead of the Inquisition. An undercover mission for Queen Elizabeth I and her spymaster provides added protection. Officially, Bruno is to take part in a debate on the Copernican theory of the universe at Oxford University, unofficially, he is to find out whatever he can about a Catholic plot to overthrow the queen. But when his mission is dramatically thrown off course by a series of grisly deaths and the charms of a mysterious but beautiful young woman, he realizes that somewhere within Oxford's private chambers lurks a brutal killer..." S. J. Parris is the pen name of Stephanie Merritt, who is a  journalist in Great Britain.