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Sovereign is a 2006 historical mystery novel by C. J. Sansom and the third book in the Matthew Shardlake series. Set in 1541, it sends the lawyer Shardlake to York during Henry VIII's royal progress through northern England, where he undertakes an assignment connected with a political prisoner. The...
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Highly regarded Shardlake with ambitious royal-progress setting and political intrigue; strong series consensus.
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Dissolution is a 2003 historical mystery novel by C. J. Sansom and the first book in the Matthew Shardlake series. Set in 1537 during Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries, it sends the lawyer Shardlake to investigate the killing of a royal commissioner at a monastery in Sussex. The novel comb...
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Strong Shardlake debut, praised for Tudor setting, legal mystery, and historical texture.
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Revelation is a 2008 historical mystery novel by C. J. Sansom and the fourth installment in the Matthew Shardlake series. Set in London during the reign of Henry VIII, it follows lawyer Shardlake as he investigates a sequence of killings staged around prophecies from the Book of Revelation. The case...
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Well-regarded Shardlake entry with biblical murder pattern and rich Tudor atmosphere; solid critical reputation.
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