Dissolution: A Shardlake Novel 1

Author(s): C. J. Sansom

Crime Thriller Mystery

The 1st instalment in the wildly popular Matthew Shardlake mystery series, now available from Vintage Canada.


 


It is 1537, a time of revolution that sees the greatest changes in England since 1066. Henry VIII has proclaimed himself Supreme Head of the Church. The country is waking up to savage new laws, rigged trials and the greatest network of informers it has ever seen. And under the orders of Thomas Cromwell, a team of commissioners is sent throughout the country to investigate the monasteries. There can only be one outcome: dissolution. But on the Sussex coast, at the monastery of Scarnsea, events have spiralled out of control. Cromwell's commissioner, Robin Singleton, has been found dead, his head severed from his body. His horrific murder is accompanied by equally sinister acts of sacrilege. Matthew Shardlake, lawyer and long-time supporter of Reform, has been sent by Cromwell to uncover the truth behind the dark happenings at Scarnsea. But investigation soon forces Shardlake to question everything that he hears, and everything that he intrinsically believes...


Product Information

In an age of treachery and turmoil, brutal murder brings the ultimate test of faith

Shortlisted for CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger 2003 and CWA New Blood Dagger 2003.

General Fields

  • : 9781447285830
  • : Pan Macmillan
  • : Campbell Books Ltd
  • : 0.338
  • : October 2015
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 29mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 480
  • : Paperback
  • : C. J. Sansom