Ĭontinue the number one bestselling historical series with Revelation, Heartstone, Lamentation and Tombland. And when Shardlake and Barak stumble upon a cache of secret papers which could threaten the Tudor throne, a chain of events unfolds that will lead to Shardlake facing the most terrifying fate of the age. Sansom, set in the reign of Henry VIII in the 16th century. Sansom, the bestselling author of Winter in Madrid and Dominion C. As well as assisting with legal work processing petitions to the King, Shardlake has reluctantly undertaken a special mission for the Archbishop Cranmer - to ensure the welfare of an important but dangerous conspirator being returned to London for interrogation.īut the murder of a local glazier involves Shardlake in deeper mysteries, connected not only to the prisoner in York Castle but to the royal family itself. The Shardlake series is a series of historical mystery novels by C. The third Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery by C. 'When it comes to intriguing Tudor-based narratives, Hilary Mantel has a serious rival' - Sunday TimesĪutumn, 1541: King Henry VIII has set out on a spectacular Progress to the North to attend an extravagant submission of his rebellious subjects in York.Īlready in the city are lawyer Matthew Shardlake and his assistant Jack Barak. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory. And when Shardlake and Barak stumble upon a cache of secret documents which could threaten the Tudor throne, a chain of events unfolds that will lead to Shardlake facing the most terrifying fate of the age.Following on from Dissolution and Dark Fire, Sovereign is the third gripping historical novel in C.

But the murder of a York glazier involves Shardlake in deeper mysteries, connected not only to the prisoner in York Castle but to the royal family itself. As well as legal work processing local petitions to the King, Shardlake has reluctantly undertaken a special mission for Archbishop Cranmer-to ensure the welfare of an important but dangerous conspirator who is to be returned to London for interrogation. Already in the city are lawyer Matthew Shardlake and his assistant, Jack Barak. King Henry VIII has set out on a spectacular Progress to the North to attend an extravagant submission by his rebellious subjects in York. Book 3 in the highly acclaimed Matthew Shardlake mystery series, now available from Vintage Canada.Īutumn, 1541.

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