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Dark Fire C. J. Sansom

Dark Fire von C. J. Sansom

Dark Fire C. J. Sansom

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Zusammenfassung

The second Shardlake novel in C. J. Sansoms bestselling historical crime series. A secret thought lost to the ages has been uncovered in Tudor London, and its worth killing to protect . . .

Dark Fire Zusammenfassung

Dark Fire C. J. Sansom

'C. J. Sansoms books are arguably the best Tudor novels going' The Sunday Times

Winner of the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, Dark Fire is the second thrilling book in C. J. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.

England, 1540. Out of favour with Thomas Cromwell, Matthew Shardlake is intent on keeping a low profile in the courts. But his involvement with a murder case, defending a girl accused of brutally killing her young cousin, brings him once again into contact with the Kings chief minister and a new assignment . . .

The secret of Greek Fire, the legendary substance with which the Byzantines destroyed the Arab navies, has been lost for centuries. Now an official of the Court of Augmentations has discovered the formula in the library of a dissolved monastery. When Shardlake is sent to recover it, he finds the official and his alchemist brother brutally murdered the formula gone.

Now Shardlake must follow the trail of Greek Fire across Tudor London, while still trying to prove his young clients innocence. But very soon he discovers nothing is as it seems . . .

This is the second novel in C. J. Sansom's gripping historical series. It is followed by Sovereign, the third book in the series.

Dark Fire Bewertungen

Historical crime fiction is sometimes little more than a modern adventure in fancy dress. Not so the novels of C. J. Sansom, whose magnificent books set in the reign of Henry VIII bring to life the sounds and smells of Tudor England . . . Dark Fire is a creation of real brilliance * Sunday Times *
Sansom gives us a broad view of politics Tudor housing to rival Rachman, Dickensian prisons, a sewage-glutted Thames, beggars in gutters, conspiracies at court and a political system predicated on birth not merit, intrigue not intelligence . . . Like many before him, he offers an enjoyable history; but this is also an ethically informed one . . . A strong and intelligent novel * Guardian *
One of the authors greatest gifts is the immediacy of his descriptions . . . But it is Shardlake himself who steals the show. His honesty and humility shine out in a dark world where murder and mayhem are the order of the day -- Colin Dexter, author of the Inspector Morse series
Spellbinding . . . Sansoms vivid portrayal of squalid, stinking, bustling London; the citys wealth and poverty; the brutality and righteousness of religious persecution; and the complexities of English law make this a suspenseful, colourful and compelling tale * Publishers Weekly *
Dark Fire is wonderful stuff, featuring a sort of Tudor Rebus who moves through the religious and political chaos of the 1540s with sinister elan -- James Naughtie * The Herald *

Über C. J. Sansom

C. J. Sansom was educated at Birmingham University, where he took a BA and then a PhD in history. After working in a variety of jobs, he retrained as a solicitor and practised in Sussex, until becoming a full-time writer. Sansom is the bestselling author of the acclaimed Shardlake series, the Spanish Civil War thriller Winter in Madrid and the number one bestseller Dominion. In 2023, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh. He lives in Sussex.

Zusätzliche Informationen

GOR013866839
9781035012305
1035012308
Dark Fire C. J. Sansom
C. J. Sansom
The Shardlake series
Gebraucht - Wie Neu
Broschiert
Pan Macmillan
2024-05-09
608
Winner of CWA Historical Dagger 2005 (UK)
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