β Scribed by C. J. Sansom
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
From the bestselling author of Winter in Madrid and Dominion comes a second riveting sixteenth-century thriller featuring hunchback lawyer Matthew Shardlake
In 1540, during the reign of Henry VIII, Shardlake is asked to help a young girl accused of murder. She refuses to speak in her defense even when threatened with torture. But just when the case seems lost, Thomas Cromwell, the king's feared vicar general, offers Shardlake two more weeks to prove his client's innocence. In exchange, Shardlake must find a lost cache of "Dark Fire," a legendary weapon of mass destruction. What ensues is a page-turning adventure, filled with period detail and history.
"Atmospheric and engaging" (Margaret George), this second book in Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery series delves again into the dark and superstitious world of Cromwell's England introduced in Dissolution.
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**Winner of the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, *Dark Fire* is the second thrilling historical crime novel from C. J. Sansom.** **"C. J. Sansom's magnificent books set in the reign of Henry VIII bring to life the sounds and smells of Tudor England" *Sunday Times*** Summer, 1540. Matthew Shardl
Stella Duffy, The Guardian ... a strong and intelligent novel which, while it will certainly please historical crime fans, deserves a wider readership. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Sansom appears to have entirely beaten the second novel blues.
Winner of the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, *Dark Fire* is the second thrilling historical crime novel from C. J. Sansom. It is 1540 and the hottest summer of the sixteenth century. Matthew Shardlake, believing himself out of favour with Thomas Cromwell, is busy trying to maintain his legal p
SUMMARY: It is 1540, and Matthew Shardlake, the lawyer renowned as Βthe sharpest hunchback in the courts of England,Β 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. Shardlake is about to lose