![]() And when Shardlake and Barak stumble upon a cache of secret documents which could threaten the Tudor throne, a chain of events unfolds that will lead to Shardlake facing the most terrifying fate of the age. But the murder of a York glazier involves Shardlake in deeper mysteries, connected not only to the prisoner in York Castle but to the royal family itself. ![]() As well as legal work processing local petitions to the King, Shardlake has reluctantly undertaken a special mission for Archbishop Cranmer-to ensure the welfare of an important but dangerous conspirator who is to be returned to London for interrogation. Shardlake works on commission initially from Thomas Cromwell in Dissolution and Dark Fire, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer in Sovereign and Revelation, Queen Catherine Parr in Heartstone and Lamentation, and the future Elizabeth I in Tombland. Already in the city are lawyer Matthew Shardlake and his assistant, Jack Barak. Sansom was educated at Birmingham University, where he took a BA and then a PhD in history. ![]() King Henry VIII has set out on a spectacular Progress to the North to attend an extravagant submission by his rebellious subjects in York. You will embark on an epic journey that you won’t want to end. ![]() ![]() Book 3 in the highly acclaimed Matthew Shardlake mystery series, now available from Vintage Canada.Īutumn, 1541. ![]()
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