Jeronimus Cornelisz: a murderous apothecary who is offered freedom in exchange for accompanying and safeguarding a mysterious woman aboard a ship headed to the Indies. However, once aboard, he begins to have much grander schemes. Nicolaes de Pelgrom: a gentleman, assassin, and spy tasked with hunting down all of those involved with the torture and murder of a grieving widow's husband. Their deadly paths cross on the sea, but only one man will succeed with his mission. Anatomy of a Heretic by David Mark paints a grisly and gripping historical thriller that’s diabolically good. I do have to admit though, this was a bit of a different story than I had originally expected from the blurb. I thought that this was going to be more of a cat and mouse game with the two main characters facing off throughout. However, they don’t go toe-to-toe until much later on in the story. Regardless, I still immensely enjoyed it. The characters in this book are complex and well-fleshed out, and Cornelisz...