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Lamentation : A Shardlake Novel by C. J. Sansom (2016, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle Brown & Company
ISBN-100316254975
ISBN-139780316254977
eBay Product ID (ePID)212606274
Product Key Features
Book TitleLamentation : a Shardlake Novel
Number of Pages672 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMystery & Detective / Historical, Thrillers / Suspense, Legal, Thrillers / Historical
Publication Year2016
GenreFiction
AuthorC.J. Sansom
Book SeriesThe Shardlake Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight21 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsPRAISE FOR C.J. SANSOM AND THE SHARDLAKE SERIES: "C.J. Sansom has long been one of my favorite writers."-- Kate Atkinson, "Sansom brings alive all levels of English society, from cutthroats and common soldiers to the king and queen themselves."-- Washington Post, "Sansom seems to have born with, or instinctively acquired, that precious balance of creativity and research, history and humanity." -- Chicago Tribune, "A richly entertaining and scholarly series. History never seemed so real."-- New York Times Book Review, "A richly entertaining and scholarly series. History never seemed so real." -- New York Times Book Review, "Sansom brings alive all levels of English society, from cutthroats and common soldiers to the king and queen themselves." -- Washington Post, "Sansom seems to have born with, or instinctively acquired, that precious balance of creativity and research, history and humanity."-- Chicago Tribune
Series Volume Number6
SynopsisAs Henry VIII lies on his deathbed, an incendiary manuscript threatens to tear his court apart in book six of the Shardlake series, now an original streaming series on Hulu. Summer, 1546. King Henry VIII is slowly, painfully dying. His Protestant and Catholic councilors are engaged in a final and decisive power struggle; whoever wins will control the government. As heretics are hunted across London, and radical Protestants are burned at the stake, the Catholic party focuses its attack on Henry's sixth wife -- and Matthew Shardlake's old mentor -- Queen Catherine Parr. Shardlake, still haunted by his narrow escape from death the year before, steps into action when the beleaguered and desperate Queen summons him to Whitehall Palace to help her recover a dangerous manuscript. The Queen has authored a confessional book, Lamentation of a Sinner , so radically Protestant that if it came to the King's attention it could bring both her and her sympathizers crashing down. Although the secret book was kept hidden inside a locked chest in the Queen's private chamber, it has inexplicably vanished. Only one page has been recovered -- clutched in the hand of a murdered London printer. Shardlake's investigations take him on a trail that begins among the backstreet printshops of London, but leads him and his trusty assistant Jack Barak into the dark and labyrinthine world of court politics, a world Shardlake swore never to enter again. In this crucible of power and ambition, Protestant friends can be as dangerous as Catholic enemies, and those with shifting allegiances can be the most dangerous of all., "A triumph both as detective fiction and as a novel ... superior to Hilary Mantel."-- The Independent Summer, 1546. King Henry VIII is slowly, painfully dying. His Protestant and Catholic councilors are engaged in a power struggle; whoever wins will control the government. The Catholic party focuses its attack on Henry's sixth wife--and Matthew Shardlake's old mentor--Queen Catherine Parr. The Queen has authored a confessional book, Lamentation of a Sinner, so radically Protestant that if it came to the King's attention it could bring both her and her sympathizers crashing down. Although the secret book was kept hidden inside a locked chest in the Queen's private chamber, it has inexplicably vanished. Shardlake's investigations take him on a trail that begins among the backstreet printshops of London, but leads him and his trusty assistant Jack Barak into the dark and labyrinthine world of court politics, a world Shardlake swore never to enter again.
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- 07 Jul, 2021
A page turner.
Great mystery series. Takes a reader into the world of Tudor England. Here in the USA we are living with the results of many of the decisions that were made in that time, in religion and politics.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 12 Jul, 2016
Sharklake keeps falling into it
Another good Shardlake story. It keep you coming back for more. Makes me glad we are not living in such a time.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 Mar, 2024
Another good one
Another great book in the series!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
