Death and the Devil A Novel
“Death and the Devil” by Frank Schatzing is a historical fiction novel published by HarperCollins on November 11, 2008. This reprint edition spans 400 pages and is presented in English. Set in the year 1260, the narrative unfolds against the backdrop of the ambitious construction of a grand cathedral in Cologne, overseen by architect Gerhard Morart. As tensions rise between the archbishop and the city’s merchant families, Morart becomes the first victim in a series of deadly conflicts, witnessed by a street-smart thief known as “Jacob the Fox.”
Readers will find themselves immersed in a tale of intrigue and danger as Jacob the Fox navigates a world filled with political machinations and hidden secrets. After witnessing Morart’s murder, Jacob becomes the target of a relentless assassin, forcing him to confront a terrifying conspiracy that threatens his life. The novel intricately weaves themes of survival and betrayal, providing a vivid portrayal of a tumultuous period in history.
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In the year 1260, a great cathedral, the most ambitious ecclesiastical building in all of Christendom, is rising high above the bustling city of Cologne under the supervision of the architect Gerhard Morart. Far below the soaring spires and flying buttresses, a bitter war rages between the archbishop and the city’s ruling merchant families—a deadly conflict that claims Morart as the first of its many victims. But there is a witness to the murder of the unfortunate architect, pushed to his death from the cathedral’s scaffolding. A cunning, street-smart, politically naive petty thief called “Jacob the Fox” has seen it all—and seeing has made him the target of a relentless and ruthlessly efficient assassin who’s been stripped of his humanity by dark, hidden secrets. Ensnared in the strangling vines of a terrifying conspiracy, the Fox must now run for his life. But who—and what—is he running from?
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