It makes the reader is easy to know the meaning of the content of this book. But his involvement with a murder case, defending a girl accused of brutally murdering her young cousin, brings him once again into contact with the kings chief minister and a new assignment. Sansoms shardlake 28th march 2019 it has been nice to see so many people picking up the shardlake series recently on booktube and instagram. Mar 28, 2019 before there was shardlake, there was cadfael. The series protagonist is the hunchbacked lawyer matthew shardlake, who is assisted in his adventures by mark poer and then jack barak. There, as you have a dedicated fan in me, shardlake also intends to investigate the mysterious swnsom of ellen fettiplace. In 16 th century when monasteries were getting degenerated, one of thomas cromwells commissioner gets killed. Sansom, a former solicitor who lives in sussex, is working on a fourth shardlake story and has been consulted on the tv series.
This is cj at the top of his game this book moves so quickly i havent had time to reflect on whether things have been repeated i am enjoying it so much. Henry viii has ordered the dissolution of the shelve dissolution. Sansom was educated at birmingham university, where he took a ba and then a phd in history. A bbc commission of an adaptation of the first sansom novel, dissolution, is expected to be followed by more of the shardlake books. Although the shardlake novels read well as standalone books it is best to read them in chronolgical order. Tombland, the seventh novel in the series, finds shardlake in 1549, working. A young, attractive female servant, a homosexual, a stuttering monk, a converted moor, and a mad carthusian are some of the most interesting characters, all of which have a. Sansoms number one bestselling shardlake series, for fans of hilary mantel and philippa gregory. Cj sansoms shardlake lives to fight another day news. Shardlake is given a plum assignment, to take care of some legal matters during the kings progress to york. Sansom new releases, 2020 books book release dates. If there ever was a perfect time for you to get caught up, then this is it.
Sansoms historical crime series takes the reader to the dark heart of tudor england with gripping realism, sensational storylines and a host of unforgettable characters. This novel that goes as a narration by shardlake himself is gripping and intriguing. The shardlake series is a series of historical mystery novels by c. The glimpse of cromwell that you get in the shardlake books really intrigued me so wh is great for that obv. I found the guide online and did the walk with 5 friends so there were enough of us to pay for it.
Media type, print hardcover and paperback, audiobook, ebook. Sansom 6 books set dissolution, dark fire, sovereign, revelation, heartstone, lamentation by c. While coping with personal household duplicity and a fractious legal dispute over a will, shardlake stumbles in to murders, conspiracies and more than one sword fight, all set against the panorama. In each book, shardlake solves at least two mysteries, one related to his law practice and one related to the politics of tudor england.
Tombland the shardlake series english edition ebook. The family who used to live there, the seymours, have now become the real power brokers in a fractured, nervous england. It was really great to see places associated with his wonderful novels. First, there seems to be some confusion about the release dates of this book. In dissolution, shardlake, who supports religious reform, witnesses the viciousness. Shardlake soon becomes involved in the various politics that shape up the monastery, and learns some very interesting pieces of information about the monks who live there.
Shardlake is a superb creation, who gains more substance with each new book. Sansom heads to norwich, as shardlake embarks upon a new investigation. Over the course of a decade they find themselves variously searching for the formula of the legendary greek fire. Sansom takes a break from his shardlake series to offer dominion, an absorbing, thoughtful, spypolitico thriller set in the fogridden london of 1952. The second feather to the shardlake series was the dark fire. Sansom, set in the reign of henry viii in the 16th century.
C j sansoms next shardlake novel set during peasant revolt. After working in a variety of jobs, he retrained as a solicitor and practised in. This new patron will clearly give any of shardlakes previous aristocratic manipulators a run for their money and more. Each novel is in a different city london, canterbury, plymouth etc. Matthew shardlake is a lawyerdetective in the court of henry viii. First there is love, then marriage, then betrayal, then death.
This story deals with a murder mystery set up in the south coast of england. Dissolution is the first in the phenomenal shardlake series by bestselling author, c. Hoping theres a new shardlake novel before foo long. Matthew shardlake is the featured character in a series of historical mystery novels by british novelist c. Each book in the series sees shardlake and his trusty assistant facing a new assignment. Shardlake follows a trail of horrific murders that are igniting frenzied talk of witchcraft and demonic posession. The entire works of john le carre are beside diarmaid maccullochs new biography of thomas. Theres a joke about the name of the rose in dissolution, sansom grins. I hope that there are more novels to come, involve shardlake in reunions both with an old friend and an old enemy close to the throne.
I have come to care about some of these characters there are several that accompany shardlake through other offerings in the series and i like to enjoy my time with them. After working in a variety of jobs, he retrained as a solicitor and practised in sussex, until becoming a fulltime writer. Two years after the death of henry viii, england is sliding into chaos the nominal king, edward vi, is eleven years old. The librarian shows shardlake a copy of aristotles lost work on comedy, and says old italian forgery, of course. When it comes to intriguing tudorbased narratives, hilary mantel has a serious rival sunday times sansom has the trick of writing an enthralling narrative. I remember when i first read dissolution many years ago, i was so smitten with it, i immediately started looking for books that were similar. However, tombland may well turn out to be the final shardlake novel. Sansom is an outstanding author and he is, in my most humble opinion, head and shoulders above anyone else in this genre. Home news c j sansoms next shardlake novel set during peasant revolt c j sansoms next shardlake novel set during peasant revolt published may 17, 2018 by heloise wood. Whether hot off the press or about to hit the shelves, this is where you will find the latest titles. Sansoms number one bestselling shardlake series, tombland takes his lawyerdetective deep into the heart of a mystery that threatens the very foundations of the tudor dynasty.
Sansom has said that he plans to write further shardlake novels taking the lawyer into the reign of elizabeth i. The nomination turned into an award this time with the dark fire. Set within the 16th century, they work not only entertaining mysteries, but as quality examinations of time during henry the viiis reign as well. In the next novel, sovereign 2006, shardlake and his new. In this story shardlake is commissioned for his mission by the. Part adventure, part espionage, all encompassed by terrific atmosphere and a wellargued it might have been. Henry viii has proclaimed himself supreme head of the church and the country is waking up to savage new laws, rigged trials and the greatest network of. Here at, we have the official list of new and upcoming c. The book has been stolen, and shardlake is temporarily named to the queens learned council and dispatched by her uncle, lord parr, to retrieve it. Shardlake works on commission initially from thomas cromwell in dissolution and dark fire, archbishop thomas cranmer in sovereign and revelation, and queen catherine parr in heartstone and lamentation.
The series was hugely popular in germany, germans do love historical fiction set in the middle ages and you will find the historical fiction section full of titles like this. Nov 15, 2010 there s a joke about the name of the rose in dissolution, sansom grins. Here you will find exclusive insights and behindthescenes. Shardlakes new employer at the end of the book also came as a surprise to me, although i suppose it was telegraphed to more observant readers in the previous book. So, the new news is that matthew shardlake, and the announced bbc filming of dissolution, will be left lurking back in the 16th century for the moment, while a.
Oct 28, 2018 shardlake is a superb creation, who gains more substance with each new book. And there s no one huge crime that you follow but you get closer to the nuances and intrigues of henrys court and of course you know what happens to cromwell in the end, when he falls from favour which is a murder of sorts. One of them is the book entitled tombland the shardlake series by author. I love historical novels and like to savor those, such as this one, that immerse you in the times.
Buy lamentation the shardlake series book online at low. Order of matthew shardlake books matthew shardlake is the featured character in a series of historical mystery novels by british novelist c. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting. The character sketch of shardlake is outlined in this book. Shardlake is delivered into the midst of a rebellion in c j sansoms new novel tombland. C j sansoms matthew shardlake novels in chronological order. I discovered the cadfael series as a teenager back in the 80ies and i was a loyal devotee from the first book.
There is a new bruno but im waiting for it to come out in paperback. Sansom began his matthew shardlake series in 2003 with the novel dissolution. This book gives the reader new knowledge and experience. The sharpest hunchback in the courts of england the year is 1537 and england is divided between those faithful to the catholic church and those loyal to the king and the newly established church of england. A matthew shardlake mystery 1 meet matthew shardlake, esq. When an old friend os matthew shardlake is murdered, his investigations leads to connections to both, and to the prophecies of the book of revelation. Shardlake can be a bit stuffy at times whereas bruno is more adventurous. Most famous for his matthew shardlake series of books, sansom has been creating his unique brand of historical mystery novels for many years now. It is 1537, a time of revolution that sees the greatest changes in england since 1066. The series protagonist is the hunchbacked lawyer matthew shardlake, who is assisted. We are meeting to discuss his new novel, the latest in the shardlake series, which has the sleuthlawyer untangling a murder during the peasant uprisings of 1549. Henry viii has proclaimed himself supreme head of the church and the country is waking up to savage new laws. Mar 20, 2020 i dont know if there will be an eighth book, though i fiercely hope so.
While there, he becomes caught up in a massive peasant revolt and. Full marks to sansom the historian for meticulous research see last 10% of the book and for bringing ketts rebellion to a wider audience. Matthew shardlake, believing himself out of favour with thomas cromwell, is busy trying to maintain his legal practice and keep a low profile. There are no spoilers as such but knowledge, say, that a character is a friend in later books does mean that you dismiss them as suspects in a current book. I was in london about a year ago and managed to book a shardlake walk.
This novel too published by the macmillan publication house in the year 2004, went ahead to claim the cwa ellis peters historical dagger in the year 2005. Matthew shardlake audiobooks listen to the full series. Here you can find out about his latest publication, tombland, as well as his fantastic series of novels. Shardlake is a hunchbacked lawyer who works on commission from thomas cromwell who he is a longtime supporter of, and then others later on. From established authors to the next big thing, this parade of new publishing keeps you uptotheminute on the freshest new reading. I am sure shardlake fans, like me, will persevere and find much to enjoy, but this isnt a book to win over new converts. Oct 23, 2014 the book moves apace, all the old friends and enemies are there and shardlake once again takes on unsuitable staff who get him onto trouble. And he has a bit more success with women than poor old matthew. C j sansoms next shardlake novel set during peasant. Sansom is an excellent writer, and his if you like historical fiction andor mystery, id advise you to check out c.