C. J Sansom
1) Dominion
Author
Publisher
Mulholland Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"1952. Twelve years have passed since Churchill lost to the appeasers and Britain surrendered to Nazi Germany. The global economy strains against the weight of the long German war against Russia still raging in the east. The British people find themselves under increasingly authoritarian rule--the press, radio, and television tightly controlled, the British Jews facing ever greater constraints. But Churchill's Resistance soldiers on. As defiance grows,...
2) Dissolution
Author
Series
Matthew Shardlake novels volume 1
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
This riveting debut set in 1534 England secured C. J. Sansom's place "among the most distinguished of modern historical novelists" (P. D. James). When Henry VIII's emissary is beheaded at an English monastery, hunchbacked lawyer Matthew Shardlake is dispatched to solve the crime. But as he uncovers a cesspool of sin, three more murders occur-and Matthew may be the next target.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Best-selling British author C.J. Sansom has been awarded the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Award. Winter in Madrid is set just after the bloody Spanish Civil War, with World War II looming over Europe. Reluctantly, Harry Brett looks for an old schoolmate who's become a person of interest for British intelligence.
4) Revelation
Author
Series
Matthew Shardlake novels volume 4
Language
English
Description
Defending a young religious zealot who is being held in the Bedlam hospital for the insane, Matthew Shardlake investigates a series of murders with ties to Lady Catherine Parr, a reform sympathizer and future wife of Henry VIII.
5) Sovereign
Author
Series
Matthew Shardlake novels volume 3
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
The year is 1541, and harsh autumn winds stir the English countryside. Following a violent uprising, King Henry VIII travels to York, where an important prisoner will be interrogated. Lawyer Matthew Shardlake is assigned to protect this conspirator, but he soon discovers a greater conspiracy threatening the crown.
6) Tombland
Author
Series
Matthew Shardlake novels volume 7
Publisher
Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When a distant relative of Princess Elizabeth is found dead, Matthew Shardlake is sent to investigate the murder, which may have connections reaching to a peasant rebellion sweeping the country.
7) Dark fire
Author
Series
Matthew Shardlake novels volume 2
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2006, ©2004
Language
English
Description
When a friend's niece is charged with murder and threatened with torture for her refusal to speak, 1540 lawyer Matthew Shardlake is granted a reprieve to investigate the case if he will also accept a dangerous assignment to find a legendary weapon.--
8) Heartstone
Author
Series
Matthew Shardlake novels volume 5
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2011, c2010
Language
English
Description
Asked by an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr to investigate claims of wrongs committed against a young ward of the court, Matthew Shardlake embarks on the most politically dangerous case of his career against a backdrop of war between England and France
9) Lamentation
Author
Series
Matthew Shardlake novels volume 6
Publisher
Mulholland Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"While King Henry VIII lies on his deathbed, Queen Catherine Parr searches for the person who murdered the London printer who had her shocking, confessional memoir."--