Matthew Shardlake Series by C.J. Sansom

4.26 · 183 ratings
  • Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake #1)
    #1

    Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake #1)

    C.J. Sansom

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings · published 2003

    Henry VIII has ordered the dissolution of the monasteries and England is full of informers. At the monastery of Scarnsea, events have spiralled out of control with the murder of Commissioner Robin Singleton. Matthew Shardlake, a lawyer, and his assistant are sent to investigate.

  • Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake #2)
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    Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake #2)

    C.J. Sansom

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings · published 2004

    It is 1540, and Henry VIII has been on the throne for thirty-one years when Matthew Shardlake, the lawyer renowned as "the sharpest hunchback in the courts of England," is pressed to help a friend's young niece who is charged with murder.         Despite threats of torture and death by the rack, the girl is inexplicably silent... more

  • Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake #3)
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    Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake #3)

    C.J. Sansom

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings · published 2006

    Autumn, 1541. King Henry VIII has set out on a spectacular Progress to the North to attend an extravagant submission by his rebellious subjects in York.Already in the city are lawyer Matthew Shardlake and his assistant Jack Barak. As well as legal work processing petitions to the King, Shardlake has reluctantly undertaken a secret mission for Archbishop Cranmer – to ensure the welfare of an important but dangerous conspirator who is to be returned to London for interrogation... more

  • Revelation (Matthew Shardlake #4)
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    Revelation (Matthew Shardlake #4)

    C.J. Sansom

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings · published 2008

    Spring, 1543. King Henry VIII is wooing Lady Catherine Parr, whom he wants for his sixth wife. But this time the object of his affections is resisting. Archbishop Cranmer and the embattled Protestant faction at court are watching keenly, for Lady Catherine is known to have reformist sympathies. Meanwhile, a teenage boy, a religious maniac, has been placed in the Bedlam hospital for the insane... more

  • Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake #5)
    #5

    Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake #5)

    C.J. Sansom

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2010

    Summer, 1545. England is at war. Henry VIII's invasion of France has gone badly wrong. Meanwhile Matthew Shardlake is given an intriguing legal case by an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr. He is asked to investigate claims of 'monstrous wrongs' committed against a young ward of the court, which have already involved one mysterious death.

  • Lamentation (Matthew Shardlake #6)
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    Lamentation (Matthew Shardlake #6)

    C.J. Sansom

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2014

    As Henry VIII lies on his deathbed, an incendiary manuscript threatens to tear his court apart.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... more

  • Tombland (Matthew Shardlake #7)
    #7

    Tombland (Matthew Shardlake #7)

    C.J. Sansom

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2018

    During the political upheaval of Tudor-era England, the lawyer Matthew Shardlake must decide where his loyalties lie in "one of the best ongoing mystery series" for fans of Hilary Mantel (Christian Science Monitor).LONGLISTED FOR THE SIR WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION Spring, 1549. Two years after the death of Henry VIII, England is sliding into chaos.The nominal king, Edward VI, is eleven years old. His uncle, Edward Seymour, Lord Hertford, rules as Edward's regent and Protector... more

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