Now a major Disney+ original series 'C. J. Sansom's books are arguably the best Tudor novels going' - The Sunday Times Dissolution is the first novel in C. J. Sansom's phenomenal bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Phillipa Gregory. After one of Cromwell's commissioners is brutally murdered, Matthew Shardlake is drawn into an investigation that becomes darker than he could have ever imagined . . . England, 1537. It is a time of revolution that sees the greatest changes in England since 1066. ...
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Now a major Disney+ original series 'C. J. Sansom's books are arguably the best Tudor novels going' - The Sunday Times Dissolution is the first novel in C. J. Sansom's phenomenal bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Phillipa Gregory. After one of Cromwell's commissioners is brutally murdered, Matthew Shardlake is drawn into an investigation that becomes darker than he could have ever imagined . . . England, 1537. It is a time of revolution that sees the greatest changes in England since 1066. Henry VIII has proclaimed himself Supreme Head of the Church. The country is waking up to savage new laws, rigged trials and the greatest network of informers it has ever seen. And under the orders of Thomas Cromwell, a team of commissioners is sent throughout the country to investigate the monasteries. There can only be one outcome: dissolution. But on the Sussex coast, at the monastery of Scarnsea, events have spiralled out of control. Cromwell's commissioner, Robin Singleton, has been found dead, his head severed from his body. His horrific murder accompanied by equally sinister acts of sacrilege. Matthew Shardlake, lawyer and long-time supporter of Reform, has been sent by Cromwell to uncover the truth behind the dark happenings at Scarnsea. But Shardlake's investigation soon forces him to question everything that he hears, and everything that he intrinsically believes . . . Follow Shardlake into the dark heart of Tudor England with the next book in the series, Dark Fire.
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Very interesting reading about a topic which is not known outside England.
Claudia N D
Jul 1, 2010
History and fiction perfectly combined.
Dissolution is the first in the Shardlake historical mysteries by Sansom. From the first page, you will be hooked. Atmospheric, suspenseful, evocative and exciting--these novels are wonderful.
Sansom's use of language is a delight to lovers of fine literature. Wordies will have more than enough to feed that passion. Others who just want a good story won't feel the need to pick up a dictionary every other sentence.
Sansom draws his characters with a good eye for human nature. His best retain sufficient flaws for believability; his most villainous remain human.
History buffs rejoice! Sansom has done the research. You will live in those streets! You will step in that poo! You will experience the grandeur and the grime. You will look into the eyes of the contemporaries of Henry VIII, and you will know them for what they were.
Sansom grinds no axes; take the good with the bad. Unless you are a Tudor scholar, you will learn something, and you will enjoy it.
I can't wait for the next installment!
Macsmithy
Oct 12, 2007
An excellent new addition to historical crime
In recent years, several writers have produced historical crime novels that are merely following a trend and are of limited merit. However, 'Dissolution' is in an entirely different league. The quality of the writing is superb and even minor characters are very finely drawn with personalities developed and given shading and depth. In Shardlake, Sansom has created an immensely likeable central figure and the strengths and frailties of this 'crookback lawyer' engage the reader very effectively. The plot is well crafted: there were echoes of 'The Name of the Rose' in the complex events of a monastry on the brink of dissolution in Tudor England, but Sansom avoided making it too convoluted to be followed. Some historical domestic aspects perhaps lacked realism, but that didn't detract in any way from a superb novel that left me wanting more.