The Name Of The Rose Av Umberto Eco

<p><b>Read the enthralling medieval murder mystery.</b><br><br> The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective. <br><br>William collects evidence, deciphers secret symbols and coded manuscripts, and digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey where extraordinary things are happening under the cover of night. A spectacular popular and critical success, <i>The Name of the Rose</i> is not only a narrative of a murder investigation but an astonishing chronicle of the Middle Ages.<br><br><b>''Whether you''re into Sherlock Holmes, Montaillou, Borges, the nouvelle critique, the Rule of St. Benedict, metaphysics, library design, or The Thing from the Crypt, you''ll love it'' <i>Sunday Times</i></b></p>