The Devils of Cardona

The Devils of Cardona

"A thrilling quest for justice... [A] novel that is as exciting as it is enlightening from its first pages to its satisfying end.â€ â€”The New York Times Book Review
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â€œA page-turner in the proper senseâ€¦ Mr. Carr has written a gripping and enjoyable novel.â€ â€”The Wall Street Journal

The gripping story of the dangerous high-stakes worlds of politics and religion in sixteenth-century Spain as a mysterious Muslim killer retaliates against the Catholic Church.

In March 1584, the priest of Belamar de la Sierra, a small town in Aragon near the French border, is murdered in his own church. Most of the townâ€™s inhabitants are Moriscos, former Muslims who converted to Catholicism. Anxious to avert a violent backlash on the eve of a royal visit, an adviser to King Philip II appoints local magistrate Bernardo de Mendoza to investigate. A soldier and humanist, Mendoza doesnâ€™t always live up to the moral standards expected of court officials, but he has a reputation for incorruptibility.

From the beginning, Mendoza finds almost universal hatred for the priest. And it isnâ€™t long before heâ€™s drawn into a complex and dangerous world in which greed, fanaticism, and state policy overlap. And as the killings continue, Mendoza's investigation is overshadowed by the real prospect of an ethnic and religious civil war.

By turns an involving historical thriller and a novel with parallels to our own time, The Devils of Cardona is an unexpected and compelling read.
Country USA
Manufacturer Riverhead Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-06-14
Format Kindle eBook
EANs 9781101982730

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Riverhead Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-06-14
Format	Kindle eBook
EANs	9781101982730

The Devils of Cardona

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