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Revelation (Shardlake) by: C.J. Sansom List Price: £17.99 City Travel Guides Price: £8.99 You Save: £9.00 (50%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Hardcover EAN: 9781405092722 ISBN: 1405092726 Label: Macmillan Manufacturer: Macmillan Number Of Pages: 452 Publication Date: April 04, 2008 Publisher: Macmillan Studio: Macmillan Sales Rank: 1612 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - C.J. Sansom - Matthew Shardlake seriesHave read all four of the Shardlake series, all brilliant. I am now having withdrawal. Sansom has you totally engrossed, you can picture the scene, a detailed version of the violent times of Henry V111. I cannot find a single fault. Will there be anymore, please. If you like historical whodunnits, these are for you, difficult to put down, extremely well written, who needs television. Rating: - WonderfulHaving read all four novels, all I can say is that they are great, addictive and a must for all book lovers. Rating: - Marriage and murder in Tudor EnglandFirst Sentence: The high chandeliers in the Great Hall of Lincoln's Inn were ablaze with candles, for it was late afternoon when the play began. Henry VIII has asked to marry Catherine Parr and England is in a time of religious turmoil. The Dissolution of the monasteries is done but now Henry, and the reformists, are moving back toward Catholic ways, under the King rather than the Pope, at the same time as the rise in Protestantism. An English version of the Bible has been published, but only Churches and the upper class are allowed to read it. One of lawyer Matthew Shardlake's closest friends has been murdered and his body publicly displayed. Brought before Archbishop Cramer, Matthew learns this ... Read More: Rating: - Excellent Tudor Era Murder Mystery!Revelation is set in 1543. A serial killer is on the loose in London using quotes from the Book of Revelations, as the inspiration for his murder spree. The books main protagonist, Matthew Shardlake, and his assistant Jack Barak, are called in to hunt the killer down, by Archbishop Cranmer, when it becomes apparent that the murders are religiously motivated. I found this book a fascinating read, the latest in a very enjoyable series. At first, I was worried the story could turn out to be similar to the earlier novel 'Darkfire', as they are both set mainly in the same area of London, but this story is quite different. The interaction between the factual, and fictional ... Read More: Rating: - The Standard Maintained If you are a fan of the Shardlake series and are wondering if C.J Sansom has been able to maintain the standard of the previous volumes, fear not. If anything the plot is even more gripping than some of the earlier ones and after a slow start, a cracking pace is maintained each page full of incident. Rest assured you are in for a treat and a few late nights. If you are new to this series then do not hesitate to give this book a try. Sansom has no equal in evoking the sights, sounds, and smells of the period. One of the author's greatest strengths is to marry a fictional plot to real historical characters and political issues so that the story seems to follow historical imperatives and the credibility of events is greatly enhanced as a consequence. ... Read More: |
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