The authorChristopher John "C.J." Sansom is a British writer of crime novels. He was born in 1952 in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was educated at the University of Birmingham, where he took a BA and then a PhD in history. For more information visit http://cjsansombooks.comThe reviewAnd again a very ent...
Another fantastic Matthew Shardlake mystery. Set in Tudor England toward the end of Henry VIII's reign, lawyer Matthew Shardlake travels to York to meet the king's Progress - a huge event where the entire court travels to another part of the country to hold court. Shardlake's main job is to prepar...
Action packed and dramaticThis is the third in the series of Matthew Shardlake adventures and, in my opinion, the best so far. As usual, the lawyer embarks on a dual, dangerous mission, and can trust nobody save, perhaps, his faithful assistant, Barak. At every turn there is murder, mystery and susp...