![]() ![]() And the great thing is there are four more in the series, not only equally gripping and enjoyable, but also firmly establishing the troubled lawyer’s small circle of trusted friends. ![]() Sinister monks, religious fanaticism, wild theories and the exciting conclusion make this one of those immensely satisfying, escapist books we all long for as an antidote to stressful lives. Shardlake is sent to investigate the brutal murder of one of Cromwell’s commissioners at the remote Scarnsea Monastery. The first in the series, Dissolution, takes place during Henry’s dismantling of the monasteries. Sansom, a former solicitor, has created sympathetic, astute lawyer Matthew Shardlake, tasked to solve murderous crimes against a background of plotting, political machinations and religious persecution. The ‘Shardlake’ series bursts into the bloody maelstrom of Henry VIII’s Reformation, with the menacing shadow of Cromwell and his henchmen pervading the stories. ![]() With the recent Booker Prize mantle having gone to a masterpiece about the life of Thomas Cromwell, perhaps now is the time to revisit CJ Sansom’s superb Tudor thrillers. ![]()
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