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After her father is arrested for treason, Elizabeth Milton (daughter of John) seeks hidden messages in Paradise Lost that could save him from the executioner. She's aided by a handsome young Italian man with ties to Galileo and by the king's illegitimate son. The pacing grows repetitive (rush to follow a clue, pause to consider your father, repeat), but the chase is entertaining.