{"id":941,"date":"2025-08-07T16:26:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T15:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.jadownes.com\/?p=941"},"modified":"2025-12-11T16:32:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T16:32:49","slug":"divination-a-conspiracy-of-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/divination-a-conspiracy-of-blood\/","title":{"rendered":"Divination: A Conspiracy of Blood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Divination is&nbsp;FREE at all good eBook stores &#8211; or here on my website.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Synopsis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cambridge University, 1547.<\/p>\n<p>John Dee finds himself in mortal danger when a visiting Polish astronomer is murdered hours after revealing revolutionary astrological techniques.<\/p>\n<p>Pursued by ruthless agents determined to suppress knowledge of a royal coup, Dee is forced from his scholarly sanctuary at Trinity College into the deadly intrigues of Hampton Court Palace.<\/p>\n<p>Can Dee master Kopernik&#8217;s arcane methods before the killers find him? Will he decipher the astronomer&#8217;s final, cryptic prediction in time to prevent a Midsummer eve coup? With spies lurking in every shadow and allegiances shifting like quicksand, whom at court can he possibly trust?<\/p>\n<p>In Tudor England, where the stars foretell one&#8217;s fate, some conspiracies are written in blood.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Why is it free?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I want to encourage as many people as possible to read the Predestination series of cosy Tudor thrillers and I know it is a leap of faith in today&#8217;s financial climate to spend your hard-earned cash on an author&#8217;s work without being able to try it out.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>You can help spread the word<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>You help with marketing&nbsp;is invaluable &#8211; any of the following are greatly appreciated;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leave a \u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 rating on Amazon, or whatever bookstore you use. 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Synopsis Cambridge University, 1547. John Dee finds himself in mortal danger when a visiting Polish astronomer is murdered hours after revealing revolutionary astrological techniques. 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