Sinners

An evocative tale of misplaced love and lust at a time when, saint or sinner, no one wins. A gripping read which gallops to a crescendo of an ending * Melanie Cantor *
A sensationally powerful novel with a rollercoaster of a story that has the dark logic of Greek tragedy. It confronts head-on the moral ambiguities and psychological conflict of a woman driven to patricide and it brings to life the brutal and luxurious world in which the murder takes place * Andrew Taylor, bestselling author of The Ashes of London *
I was spellbound by this wonderful book and had to neglect everything else to finish it. Truly, it’s one of the best historical novels I have read in a long time. Elizabeth Fremantle evokes so beautifully and convincingly the Italy of the late sixteenth century; her characters are compellingly drawn and her prose is magnificent. I cannot recommend this novel highly enough * Alison Weir, acclaimed historian and novelist *
A dark and brilliant historical novel that reads like a cross between a murder mystery, a true crime drama, and a Jacobean tragedy. You can almost feel the heat and the horror of the sixteenth century. One of the best historical novels I have read in a very long time * Garth Russell, acclaimed historian of Queen James *
A transporting historical thriller – 16th century Rome, a heroine (kind-of) and a murder trial * Erin Kelly, bestselling author of He Said, She Said *
Elizabeth Fremantle never misses. Sinners is a fierce and searing feminist retelling of Beatrice Cenci’s life and murder trial. Fremantle’s writing cuts through to the quick * Flora Carr, author of The Tower *
I devoured this book, carried along on the wave of our heroine’s rage. This is a masterclass in writing feminist historical fiction. Absolutely brilliant * Louise Hare, bestselling author of This Lovely City *
Dark, passionate and atmospheric, we predict another screen adaptation * Woman & Home *

Elizabeth Fremantle is the critically acclaimed author of four Tudor historical novels:

• Firebrand (formerly Queen’s Gambit and recently an acclaimed feature film starring Alicia Vikander and Jude Law)
• Sisters of Treason
• Watch the Lady
• The Girl in the Glass Tower

As E.C. Fremantle, she has written two historical thrillers:

• The Poison Bed
• The Honey and the Sting

Disobedient, her feminist retelling of the life of seventeenth-century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi, won the 2024 Historical Writers Gold Crown Award. She lives in London.

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