j.Parris: The Midwinter Martyr, a Giordano Bruno Novella, Harper Collins UK,9780007481286, ebook

This historical mystery set in Venice of 1576, featuring former Dominican monk Giordano Bruno, who is on the run from the inquisition, has a great plot around intriges, power and the dangers of living in Renaissance Venice. 

Bruno gets embroiled in resolving the murder of a Venetian aristocrat and the false accusations and impending excecution of his secretary and his wife. 

Midwinter Martyr is a  thrilling, short and atmospheric historical crime novella you can read quickly during a weekend break.