snow-covered rooftops stretching out into the black distance. Maybe my future lay beyond these streets now, I thought. Perhaps this book would open the door to a new chapter in my life – one that would make it worthwhile to leave everything behind once again. Perhaps another journey would bring me one step closer to home.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S. J. PARRIS is the pseudonym of Stephanie Merritt. Since graduating from Cambridge, she has worked as a critic for a variety of newspapers and magazines as well as for radio and television. She currently writes for the Guardian in London and is the author of five novels in the Giordano Bruno mystery series, including Treachery, The Dead of Winter, and Execution, all available from Pegasus Crime. Visit S. J. Parris at www.sjparris.com. Also by S.J. Parris Heresy Prophecy Sacrilege Treachery Execution CONSPIRACY Pegasus Crime is an imprint of Pegasus Books, Ltd. 148 W. 37th Street, 13th Floor New York, NY 10018 Copyright © 2020 by S. J. Parris First Pegasus Books cloth edition October 2020 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher, except by reviewers who may quote brief excerpts in connection with a review in a newspaper, magazine, or electronic publication; nor may any part of this book be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or other, without written permission from the publisher. Front cover image © Ebru Sidar / Arcangel Jacket design Studio Gearbox Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available. ISBN: 978-1-64313-544-1 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-64313-545-8 Distributed by Simon & Schuster www.pegasusbooks.com
