C. J Sansom
Author
Series
Matthew Shardlake novels volume 5
Language
English
Description
Asked by an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr to investigate claims of wrongs committed against a young ward of the court, Matthew Shardlake embarks on the most politically dangerous case of his career against a backdrop of war between England and France.
2) Lamentation
Author
Series
Matthew Shardlake novels volume 6
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As Henry VIII lies on his deathbed, an incendiary manuscript threatens to tear his court apart. Summer, 1546. King Henry VIII is slowly, painfully dying. His Protestant and Catholic councilors are engaged in a final and decisive power struggle; whoever wins will control the government. As heretics are hunted across London, and radical Protestants are burned at the stake, the Catholic party focuses its attack on Henry's sixth wife--and Matthew Shardlake's...
3) Revelation
Author
Series
Matthew Shardlake novels volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Matthew Shardlake has his hands full this time defending a young religious fanatic who has been thrown into Bedlam. On top of that, Shardlake's friend is murdered, and the quest to find the killer leads Shardlake right to the steps of the king's latest romantic conquest, Catherine Parr.
4) Tombland
Author
Series
Matthew Shardlake novels volume 7
Publisher
Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When a distant relative of Princess Elizabeth is found dead, Matthew Shardlake is sent to investigate the murder, which may have connections reaching to a peasant rebellion sweeping the country.
5) Dissolution
Author
Series
Matthew Shardlake novels volume 1
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2004, ©2003
Language
English
Description
Having worked to establish laws that protect the interests of the crown in 1537, Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's feared vicar-general, enlists fellow reformer and lawyer Matthew Shardlake to investigate a commissioner's murder, which may be tied to an impending rebellion.
7) Dominion
Author
Publisher
Mulholland Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In 1952, twelve years after the British surrender to Nazi Germany, Winston Churchill's resistance organization continues its struggle against the authoritarian government, while a scientist with the potential to shift the balance of world power sits in aBirmingham mental hospital.
8) Sovereign
Author
Series
Matthew Shardlake novels volume 3
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
When Henry VIII sets out to quell rebellion in the north and transport a dangerous conspirator back to London for questioning, lawyer Matthew Shardlake finds himself investigating the murder of a local glazier with unsettling ties to the royal family.