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Dissolution

A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery
By C. J. Sansom
Series: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery
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Dissolution is a gripping Tudor mystery set in 1537 England, a nation torn between Catholic loyalty and the emerging Church of England. When a royal commissioner is murdered in a monastery, Matthew Shardlake, a reformer summoned by Thomas Cromwell, investigates a web of corruption involving sexual misconduct, embezzlement, and treason. As further murders threaten, Shardlake must uncover the truth before the killer strikes again.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for readers who enjoy historical crime thrillers, particularly fans of Tudor England and novels like Wolf Hall. Perfect for those seeking a richly detailed and suspenseful mystery series.

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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.

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The first novel in the Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery series—the inspiration for the Hulu original series Shardlake!

Dissolution 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.

A “remarkable debut” (P. D. James), Dissolution introduces a thrilling historical series that is not to be missed by fans of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies.

Awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger – the highest honour in British crime writing

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780142004302

Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 April 2004

Country: United States

Imprint: Penguin USA

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 195.0mm

Weight: 266g

Pages: 416

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C. J. Sansom Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Historical Crime & Mystery Historical Fiction Penguin Books Series: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery

About the Author

C. J. Sansom, the internationally bestselling author of the novels Winter in Madrid and Dominion 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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