King henry viii has set out on a spectacular progress to. Lamentation is the sixth book in the wonderful matthew shardlake series written by the excellent author c. A matthew shardlake tudor mystery matthew shardlake mysteries book 2 by c. Sansom revealed that he has terminal cancer, which has led most readers to suspect that this will likely be the last shardlake book. This book involves a mystery with the kings last wife, catherine parr. Exciting and elegantly written, dissolution is an utterly compelling first novel and a riveting portrayal of tudor england. That, combined with new laws, rigged trials and general distrust is tearing the nation apart. Sansom came to prominence with the shardlake series, his historical mystery series set in the reign of henry viii in the 16th century. Sansom 6 books set dissolution, dark fire, sovereign, revelation, heartstone, lamentation by c. I highly recommend this series for historical fiction buffs. After working in a variety of jobs, he retrained as a solicitor and practised in sussex until becoming a fulltime writer. The novel sparked the bestselling shardlake series, following the sixteenthcentury lawyerdetective matthew shardlake and his assistant. In the last story, the clever and modest lawman earnt great favour by his help to catherine parr.
Parr writes a small book called lamentation of a sinner about her personal faith. Dissolution shardlake, book 1 by c j sansom fantastic fiction. Sansoms number one bestselling shardlake series, for fans of hilary mantel and philippa gregory. So, the new news is that matthew shardlake, and the announced bbc filming of dissolution, will be left lurking back in the 16th century for the. Perfect for fans of hilary mantel and philippa gregory, c. The first ever writing to get published was dissolution in the year 2003 published by the famous macmillan house in london. Shardlake is a hunchbacked lawyer in the time of henry viii.
We are lucky to present the acclaimed musician roger espinoza the new voice of flamenco fusion, a guitar virtuoso who has studied with the legendary jorge strunz of the ever so. Gaining strong academic credentials over the years as well, hes also managed to make a name for himself with his keen penchant for accuracy within his work. Here at, we have the official list of new and upcoming c. Tenth anniversary edition the shardlake series authors. Sansom 6 books set dissolution, dark fire, sovereign, revelation, heartstone. Sansom has said that he plans to write further shardlake novels taking the lawyer into the reign of elizabeth i. Sansom is the bestselling author of the critically acclaimed shardlake series, as well as winter in madrid and. One of britains bestselling historical novelists, c. Corruption roman french edition and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. Sansoms historical crime series takes the reader to the dark heart of tudor england. This book, like its predecessors, is a triumph both as detective fiction and as a novel, and. Two years after the death of henry viii, england is sliding into chaos. Shardlake is a hunchbacked lawyer who works on commission from thomas cromwell who. Sansom, whose magnificent books set in the reign of henry viii bring to life the sounds and smells of tudor england.
Sansom author of dominion, winter in madrid and the historical crime series shardlake. Sansom 6 books set dissolution, dark fire, sovereign, revelation, heartstone, lamentation. His first book in the matthew shardlake series, dissolution, was selected by p. Cj sansom s terrific shardlake series, which has so far spanned more than a decade of turbulent tudor history, has always achieved this balance with great skill, principally through the character of matthew shardlake, the hunchbacked lawyer detective who finds himself reluctantly embroiled in political intrigue and murder. I was so looking forward to this matthew shardlake story.
Synopsis tudor england is brought vividly to life in tombland, the seventh novel in c. The shardlake series is a series of historical mystery novels by c. Sansom was born in 1952, an upbringing which helped inspire much his career that was to come. Order of matthew shardlake books matthew shardlake is the featured character in a series of historical mystery novels by british novelist c.
Before this book came out, the extremely private c. Sansom, a former solicitor who lives in sussex, is working on a fourth shardlake story and has been consulted on the tv series. C j sansoms next shardlake novel set during peasant. Upfront i am a massive c j sansom fan, his shardlake series is the best and i cant wait for the new one next month, so why have a i. Shardlake tudor mystery matthew shardlake mysteries book 4.
Christopher john sansom is a british writer of historical crime novels. King henry viii has proclaimed himself as the supreme head of the church. A matthew shardlake tudor mystery matthew shardlake. A matthew shardlake tudor mystery matthew shardlake mysteries book 1. Sansom new releases, 2020 books book release dates. When a royal commissioner is murdered in the monastery of scarsea, thomas cromwell, henry. Media type, print hardcover and paperback, audiobook, ebook. The novel is set in 1537, a year where england saw many changes. Sansom is a real historian and depicts such a fascinating world for shardlake to inhabit. He is charged in this case with solving the murder of another commissioner at a large monastery in scarnsea on the south coast.
Sansom has garnered a wider audience and increased critical praise with each new novel published. Here you can find out about his latest publication, tombland, as well as his fantastic series of novels. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Sansom came to prominence with the shardlake series, his historical mystery series. C j sansom has a great talent for balancing the main story, the subplots, surrounding his staff and personal friends, and the back story of historical detail setting and genuine historical figures. Time to test another top author against those ingredients. Yet the book closes with a summons to greenwich to attend. Shardlake works on commission initially from thomas cromwell in. I had said that sovereign was my favourite in the series so far, so i was curious to see whether revelation could possibly be as.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of c j sansom books online. Sansom worked first as a historian and then as a lawyer before combining both in his darkly fascinating novel of monastic murder and politics in his first novel dissolution. A bbc commission of an adaptation of the first sansom novel, dissolution, is expected to be followed by more of the shardlake books. Not so the novels of cj sansom, whose magnificent books set in the reign of henry. Sansom always finds a way of entwining the hunchback lawyer into the historical events of king henry viiis time. As always the shardlake books are an excellent read. Sansoms shardlake series is one of the best historical fiction reads ive ever had. Sansom, the first in his series about matthew shardlake. While sansom is not the type of writer and shardlake not the type of character to leave everything tied up neatly with a bow at the end, tomblands. J sansom, who used to practice as a lawyer for his living came to prominence with the shardlake series. I shall say more about the novel in an upcoming post, focusing on some of its.
A matthew shardlake tudor mystery matthew shardlake c. A few months ago, i developed a concept of ten essential ingredients for favourite historical fiction. Today i finished the 5 th book in this remarkable series of historical fiction by c. Sansom was educated at birmingham university, where he took a ba and then a phd in history. James in the wall street journal as one of her top five alltime favorite books. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Heartstone, which takes place during the attack by the french armada at. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the authors imagination or are used fictitiously. The novel follows 2014s lamentation and sees shardlake in a new murder case on. After reading sovereign recently, i was desperate to continue with the next of cj sansoms shardlake mysteries and luckily for me, i managed to find a copy of revelation in the library the next day. Matthew shardlake mysteries a hunchback lawyer in henry viiis england. I picked up the latest edition, hearstone, and was so enamoured i have gone back to read all of the previous titles, including revelation.
Sansom, set in the reign of henry viii in the 16th century. Sansom paperback, 20 at the best online prices at ebay. I shall say more about the novel in an upcoming post, focusing on some of its comments on the book of revelation for now. Travelling ahead are lawyer matthew shardlake and his assistant, jack. Ps,dont know about you but i fell a bit in love with shardlake in the first book, then came along dark fire and i fell head over heels in love with barak. Sansom s number one bestselling shardlake series, for fans of hilary mantel and philippa gregory. A matthew shardlake tudor mystery 9780142004302 by sansom, c. In dissolution, shardlake, who supports religious reform, witnesses the viciousness. Sansom continues with his great set of tudor era historical mysteries, tapping into some. Matthew shardlake is a lawyer who works as a commissioner for the vicar general of england, thomas cromwell. The history and subplots never overshadow the main story, neither are they shallow or superficial. Sansom book i have read, primarily because the plot is built largely around the seven bowls or vials, as they are called in the king james version of judgement found in revelation 1516. After working in a variety of jobs, he retrained as a solicitor and practised in sussex, until becoming a fulltime writer. The complete series list for a matthew shardlake mystery c.
C j sansoms seventh matthew shardlake novel tombland will be published by. Library and archives canada cataloguing in publication sansom, c. There are now five novels in the matthew shardlake series of medieval mysteries written by c. Start new thread in this topic watch this thread flip.