Dissolution A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery

Name: Dissolution A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery
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ISBN: 9780142004302

ISBN-10: 0142004308

ISBN-13: 9780142004302

Edition: N/A

Authors: C. J. Sansom

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Exciting and elegantly written, Dissolutionis an utterly compelling first novel and a 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 VIIIs feared vicar general, summons fellow reformer Matthew Shardlake to lead the inquiry. Shardlake and his young protg 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.

Book details

List price: $19.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 4/27/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 5.12" wide x 7.70" long x 0.74" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English

Christopher John "C.J." Sansom is a British writer of crime novels. He was born in 1952 in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was educated at the University of Birmingham, where he earned a B. A. and a PhD in History. He practiced law, before quitting to work full-time as a writer. He currently lives in Sussex, England.