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Revelation C. J. Sansom

Revelation By C. J. Sansom

Revelation by C. J. Sansom

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The fourth Shardlake novel in C. J. Sansoms bestselling historical crime series. As suspicion and hatred abounds, a sequence of sinister murders leads to the very heart of the Tudor court . . .

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Revelation by C. J. Sansom

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

Revelation is the haunting fourth book in C. J. Sansom's bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.

England, 1543. King Henry VIII is wooing Catherine Parr, whom he wants for his sixth wife. Archbishop Thomas Cranmer and the embattled Protestant faction at court are watching keenly, for Lady Catherine is known to have reformist sympathies.

Matthew Shardlake, meanwhile, is working on the case of a teenage zealot detained in the Bedlam insane asylum, and whom he fears could be burned as a heretic. But when an old friend is horrifically murdered, Shardlake determines to bring the killer to justice. His search leads him to Cranmer and Catherine Parr and to the dark prophecies of the Book of Revelation.

As Londons Bishop Bonner prepares a purge of Protestants, Shardlake, together with his assistant Jack Barak and physician friend Guy Malton, uncovers a series of terrible murders which soon bring talk of sorcery and demonic possession for what else would the Tudor mind make of a serial killer . . . ?

This is the fourth novel in C. J. Sansom's thrilling historical series. Continue the series with Heartstone.

Revelation Reviews

Sansoms meticulous attention to historical detail and vivid characters make this Tudor mystery as gripping and vital as any modern thriller * The Times *
The fourth in C. J. Sansoms superb Tudor detective series . . . As with the previous books, Samsons narrative is highly visual and Revelation will clearly make a white-knuckle film . . . dont expect to put the book down until youve seen it through to the apocalyptic finale * Observer *
Sansoms deeply resonant novel depicts Tudor London as a benighted city overrun by fundamentalist fanatics, heretic-burners and the madness of crowds, while his narratives tingling intrigues will have you hooked from first page to last * Sunday Times *
Historical mysteries are all the rage, but Sansoms are in a class of their own. His sheer narrative skill is matchless * Mail on Sunday *
This ambitious panorama of a book, the fourth in Sansoms series set in not-so-merrie Tudor England, more than lives up to the promise of the previous three . . . With wonderful scene-setting . . . plus some deft plotting, Revelation is an absorbing and thought-provoking window on the Tudor world * Guardian *
Terror stalks Tudor London in this latest pungently atmospheric novel from the master of the historical murder mystery * Sunday Times Culture *
Sansoms powerful and seductive historicism militates against the particular and the personal, or, indeed, the naturalistic. His vivid Tudor London is larger than life, just as we fondly imagine it to be: dangerous, dirty, noisy, picturesque and, above all, different * TLS *
C. J. Sansoms novels, set amid the stench and scandal of the sixteenth century, are impressive both for their intricate detail and serpentine plot twists -- Independent's 'Books of the Year

About 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.

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GOR013772152
9781035012404
1035012405
Revelation by C. J. Sansom
C. J. Sansom
The Shardlake series
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pan Macmillan
2024-05-09
672
Short-listed for National Book Awards Crime Book of the Year 2009 (UK) Short-listed for CWA Historical Dagger 2008 (UK)
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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