The Bishop's Grimoire: An Apothecary Greene mystery

Book 2 of the Apothecary Greene TrilogyRichard Greene apothecary antiquarian and museum-keeper extraordinaire witnesses the chance find of an ancient book an arcane symbol partially visible on its cover identifying it as a work of ritual magic: A Grimoire.The provenance and authenticity of the age-old book identify it as an incredibly rare survival - a Black Legend stolen five centuries earlier from the Vatican library owned - and hidden - by Walter de Langton a bishop of Lichfield who had stood trial for witchcraft around the year 1300 in Rome.No one can envisage the approaching cataclysm: the collision of a demonic stygian past with the presence of the prophet of Reason and the Nobility of untainted Mankind. Greene must fight for more than life itself burdened with the terrifying knowledge of what The Bishops Grimoire contains ... and seeks.www.pagedor.co.ukPraise for Michael Ansons The Burning Zone: ...a well-crafted well-constructed novel ... could do for Lichfield what Cadfael did for Shrewsbury. - Ralph James MBE The Lichfield MercuryThe interesting balance of fact and fiction make this a great read and a real page turner. - Alison Smith Express and Star