The Burning Library

'This is The Da Vinci Code territory - and Macmillan is every bit as thrilling a writer as Dan Brown' <BR>Daily Mail<BR><BR>'A race against time through ancient manuscripts where every revelation comes with a price' <BR>Claire Douglas, bestselling author of The New Neighbours<BR><BR>'Blending academia, history and danger, this high-stakes thriller will have your heart pounding' <BR>Woman & Home<BR>_______________________________<BR><BR>For over a century two rival organisations of women have gone to deadly lengths to secure a precious scrap of fraying embroidery in the hopes of finding the original medieval manuscript from which it was torn.<BR><BR>There's the Order of St Katherine: devoted to the belief that women must pull strings in the shadows in order to exercise covert control. And the Fellowship of the Larks: determined to amass as many overt positions of power for women as possible . . . while making sure their methods never come to light. <BR><BR>When trailblazing paleographer Dr Anya Brown is headhunted by the exclusive Institute of Manuscript Studies at St Andrews, she's unaware that she is in grave danger - her new employers are the Larks, and they'll stop at nothing to achieve their mission.<BR><BR>As Dr Brown is drawn deeper into this ancient web, events spiral beyond her control. To uncover the truth, and escape with her life, she must summon all her expertise to decipher a series of messages that have lain hidden for centuries.<BR><BR>An exhilarating and page-turning race against time, The Burning Library whisks you from the hallowed cloisters of Oxford, Cambridge and St Andrews to the stunning medieval Italian city of Verona.

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