This is my favourite Shardlake novel. It has exciting adventure and some interesting character development (as well as the introduction of an important person to Matthew's life).I do find it ironic that he was so disappointed by Lady Honor's rejection (due to differences in their social status). He ...
Continual suspenseMatthew Shardlake has put the nerve-wracking episode of his investigations at Scarnsea Monastery behind him and is living the relatively quiet life of a London lawyer of the Tudor era. Suddenly, his peace is shattered. He is asked to defend a young lady who is accused of murdering ...
If you are a fan of historical fiction, then you will love this book. Set in London, during the reign of Henry VIII, lawyer Matthew Shardlake gets involved with two cases, one involving the murder of a child and the other involving a quest for Oliver Cromwell to find Greek Fire. This suspenseful b...
This is a very good historical mystery. No need to recount the plot. One often wonders, however, just what the relationship is between reality and author's license in historical fiction. And it's the little details about life during the period that make these kinds of novels intriguing for me. For ...
Disappointing, anti-climactic ending and yet I still count this as one of the best historical fiction/mystery series I have read in a long time. The journey and the characters are so great that the ending really mattered very little. I picked up the third installment as soon as I finished this one...
Not quite as good as the first Matthew Shardlake story, nevertheless a good tale with full attention paid to historical detail. I have just ordered the third book.
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