Dissolution - (Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery) by C J Sansom (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In what's being called a brilliant debut, Sansom presents a riveting historical novel in which issues of politics and faith collide when a gruesome murder is committed in a remote Benedictine monastery during the reign of Henry VIII.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>From the bestselling author of <i>Winter in Madrid</i> and <i>Dominion</i> comes the exciting and elegantly written first novel in the Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery series <p/></b><i>Dissolution </i>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. <p/>A remarkable debut (P. D. James), <i>Dissolution</i> introduces a thrilling historical series that is not to be missed by fans of <i>Wolf Hall </i>and <i>Bring Up the Bodies</i>.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>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. --<b>P. D. James</b><p>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. --<b>Chicago Tribune</b></p><p>With this cunningly plotted and darkly atmospheric effort, Sansom proves himself to be a promising newcomer. --<b>Publishers Weekly</b></p><p>This is a humdinger of a whodunnit. Read it! --<b>Colin Dexter</b></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>C. J. Sansom</b>, the internationally bestselling author of the novels <i>Winter in Madrid</i> and <i>Dominion</i> and the Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery series, earned a Ph.D. in history and was a lawyer before becoming a full-time writer.
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