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Lamentation by C. J. Sansom (Paperback, 2015)
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Matthew Shardlake is back in Lamentation, from the number one bestselling author C. J. Sansom. This gripping new novel by the inventive C. J. Sansom shows that, when it comes to intriguing Tudor-based narratives, Hilary Mantel has a serious rival. Sunday Times Shardlake's back and better than ever . . . Independent on Sunday Summer, 1546. King Henry VIII is slowly, painfully dying. His Protestant and Catholic councillors are engaged in a final and decisive power struggle; whoever wins will control the government of Henry's successor, eight-year-old Prince Edward. As heretics are hunted across London, and the radical Protestant Anne Askew is burned at the stake, the Catholic party focus their attack on Henry's sixth wife, Matthew Shardlake's old mentor, Queen Catherine Parr. Shardlake, still haunted by events aboard the warship Mary Rose the year before, is working on the Cotterstoke Will case, a savage dispute between rival siblings. Then, unexpectedly, he is summoned to Whitehall Palace and asked for help by his old patron, the now beleaguered and desperate Queen. For Catherine Parr has a secret. She has written 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. But, although the book was kept secret and hidden inside a locked chest in the Queen's private chamber, it has - inexplicably - vanished. Only one page has been found, 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 Jack Barak into the dark and labyrinthine world of the politics of the royal court; a world he had sworn never to enter again. Loyalty to the Queen will drive him into a swirl of intrigue inside Whitehall Palace, where Catholic enemies and Protestant friends can be equally dangerous, and the political opportunists, who will follow the wind wherever it blows, more dangerous than either. The theft of Queen Catherine's book proves to be connected to the terrible death of Anne Askew, while his involvement with the Cotterstoke litigants threatens to bring Shardlake himself to the stake. The previous books in the bestselling Shardlake series are Dissolution, Dark Fire, Sovereign, Revelation and Heartstone.Product Identifiers
PublisherPan Macmillan
ISBN-139780330511049
eBay Product ID (ePID)225838657
Product Key Features
Book TitleLamentation
AuthorC. J. Sansom
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicCrime
Publication Year2015
GenreHistorical
Number of Pages768 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height197mm
Item Width130mm
Item Weight544g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorC. J. Sansom
Series TitleThe Shardlake Series
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 14 Jun, 2017
Compulsive, enthralling reading right to the last page as expected of all the Shardlake series
Great descriptions, I feel I am right there living the moments of Tudor life. The story's twists and turns keep the reader drawn in right to the last page and I have learnt more about this period in history than I ever did when young. Satisfying read and can't wait for the next, loved it and all the series.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 Mar, 2025
A great historical detective and political mystery
C.J. Sansom was a master story teller, his Shardlake stories are as real as any contemporary detective novel with the added extra detail of the Tudor times and the religious factions. Unputdownable!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 30 Aug, 2024
Great read
If you like a medieval murder and history this is you book. The whole series is excellentVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 19 Aug, 2022
Part of a great series of novels - read them!
Great book. The 6th title in a most enjoyable and engrossing series. CJ Sansom is a fine writer creating compelling characters and plots. Quick delivery, good price and good condition. Thank you.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 12 May, 2024
Good read.
Reading the series of this author good readVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 03 Jun, 2020
Tudor Adventures
A gripping start to a series that has been very well researched and brings the characters alive, although in Richard Rich’s case you rather wish it hadn’t.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Jul, 2020
Good read
A really good read. In the same series as the other shardlake books, so really need to read the ones before it. Very accurate historical content and intrigueVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 31 Jul, 2022
First class books.
I have read every book in the Sharedlake series; I highly recommend all of CJ Samson's books, every one you will not want to put down.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Jun, 2020
brilliant, just like all the others in the series
Sansom evokes not just sights but sounds and smells and a whole range of emotions. His writing style is excellent.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 30 Oct, 2019
Lamentation
Good read, very quick deliveryVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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