Dissolution / Christopher Sansom

Sansom, Christopher

ISBN 10: 1405005424 / ISBN 13: 9781405005425

Published by London : Macmillan, 2003

About this Item

Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 300 p. ; 24 cm. Notes; Limited edition, #82 of 800 copies printed. Subjects; Monasticism and religious orders England History 16th century ; Fiction. Reformation England ; Fiction. Great Britain History Henry VIII, (1509-1547) ; Fiction. Genres; Detective and mystery stories. Fiction. Mystery fiction. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dissolution / Christopher Sansom
• Publisher: London : Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405005424
• ISBN 13: 9781405005425
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: Limited Edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

About this title

Synopsis

It is 1537, 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 ever seen. And under the order of Thomas Cromwell, a team of commissioners is sent through the country to investigate the monasteries. There can only be one outcome: The monasteries are to be dissolved. 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 is accompanied by equally sinister acts of sacrilege-a black cockerel sacrificed on the altar, and the disappearence of Scarnsea`s Great Relic. Dr. Matthew Shardlake, lawyer and long-time supporter of Reform, has been sent by Cromwell into this atmosphere of treachery and death, accompanied by his loyal assistant Mark. His duty is to uncover the truth behind what has happened at Scarnsea. But his investigation forces him not only to question everything that he learns and hears, but also everything that he himself believes....

About the Author

C. J. Sansom, the internationally bestselling author of the novels Winter in Madrid and Dominion and the Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery series, earned a Ph.D. in history and was a lawyer before becoming a full-time writer.