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Dissolution

A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery

A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery

By C. J. Sansom

By C. J. Sansom

By C. J. Sansom

By C. J. Sansom

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Part of A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery

Part of A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery

Paperback $19.00

Apr 27, 2004 | ISBN 9780142004302

Ebook $13.99

Apr 27, 2004 | ISBN 9781440650161

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    About Dissolution

    Awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger – the highest honor in British crime writing


    From the bestselling author of Winter in Madrid and Dominion comes the exciting and elegantly written first novel in the Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery series

    Dissolution is an utterly riveting portrayal of Tudor England. The year is 1537, and the country is divided between those faithful to the Catholic Church and those loyal to the king and the newly established Church of England. When a royal commissioner is brutally murdered in a monastery on the south coast of England, Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s feared vicar general, summons fellow reformer Matthew Shardlake to lead the inquiry. Shardlake and his young protégé uncover evidence of sexual misconduct, embezzlement, and treason, and when two other murders are revealed, they must move quickly to prevent the killer from striking again.

    A “remarkable debut” (P. D. James), Dissolution introduces a thrilling historical series that is not to be missed by fans of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies.

    About Dissolution

    Awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger – the highest honor in British crime writing


    From the bestselling author of Winter in Madrid and Dominion comes the exciting and elegantly written first novel in the Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery series

    Dissolution is an utterly riveting portrayal of Tudor England. The year is 1537, and the country is divided between those faithful to the Catholic Church and those loyal to the king and the newly established Church of England. When a royal commissioner is brutally murdered in a monastery on the south coast of England, Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s feared vicar general, summons fellow reformer Matthew Shardlake to lead the inquiry. Shardlake and his young protégé uncover evidence of sexual misconduct, embezzlement, and treason, and when two other murders are revealed, they must move quickly to prevent the killer from striking again.

    A “remarkable debut” (P. D. James), Dissolution introduces a thrilling historical series that is not to be missed by fans of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies.

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    Sovereign
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    About C. J. Sansom

    C. J. SANSOM was educated at Birmingham University, where he took a BA and then a Ph.D. in history. After working in a variety of jobs, he retrained as a solicitor and practised in Sussex, until becoming a full-time writer…. More about C. J. Sansom

    About C. J. Sansom

    C. J. SANSOM was educated at Birmingham University, where he took a BA and then a Ph.D. in history. After working in a variety of jobs, he retrained as a solicitor and practised in Sussex, until becoming a full-time writer…. More about C. J. Sansom

    Product Details

    Category: Historical Fiction | Suspense & Thriller

    Paperback | $19.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Apr 27, 2004 | 416 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780142004302

    Category: Historical Fiction | Suspense & Thriller

    Ebook | $13.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Apr 27, 2004 | 416 Pages | ISBN 9781440650161
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    Praise

    “The sights, the voices, the very smell of this turbulent age seem to rise from the page. With his remarkable debut, C. J. Sansom can lay claim to a place among the most distinguished of modern historical novelists.” —P. D. James

    “Sansom seems to have been born with, or instinctively acquired, that precious balance of creativity and research that lets a mystery set in another time walk a delicate line between history and humanity.” —Chicago Tribune

    “With this cunningly plotted and darkly atmospheric effort, Sansom proves himself to be a promising newcomer.” —Publishers Weekly

    “This is a humdinger of a whodunnit. Read it!” —Colin Dexter

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