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by Andrew Pessin



(Historical murder mystery )







Who would want to murder the world’s most famous philosopher?







Turns out: nearly everyone.







In 1649, Descartes was invited by the Queen of Sweden to become her Court Philosopher. Though he was the world’s leading philosopher, his life had by this point fallen apart. He was 53, penniless, living in exile in Amsterdam, alone. With much trepidation but not much choice, he arrived in Stockholm in mid-October.





