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Dissolution - C. J. Sansom

Dissolution

von C. J. Sansom

Tudor England is brought to vivid life in C. J. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.

'When it comes to intriguing Tudor-based narratives, Hilary Mantel has a serious rival' - Sunday Times'Sansom has the trick of writing an enthralling narrative. Like Hilary Mantel, he produces densely textured historical novels that absorb their readers in another time' - Andrew Taylor, Spectator

Dissolution is the first in the phenomenal Shardlake series by bestselling author, C. J. Sansom.England, 1537: Henry VIII has proclaimed himself Supreme Head of the Church and the country is waking up to savage new laws, rigged trials and the greatest network of informers ever seen. 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 disappearance 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. But Shardlake's investigation soon forces him to question everything he hears, and everything that he intrinsically believes . . .

Dissolution is the first book in this bestselling phenomenon, where C. J. Sansom creates both a stunning portrait of Tudor England, and an unforgettable character in Matthew Shardlake. Follow Shardlake into the dark heart of Tudor England with the bestselling Dark Fire, Sovereign, Revelation, Heartstone, Lamentation and Tombland.

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Während der Reformation in England will der König durchsetzten, dass die Kirche Englands nicht mehr dem Papst untersteht. In der Folge werden die katholischen Klöster auf Betreiben Cromwels aufgelöst. Und nun im Jahr 1537 erreicht London die Kunde, dass in einem dieser Klöster in Gesandter umgebracht worden ist. Der Anwalt und Ermittler Matthew Shardkake und sein Assistent Mark Poer reisen an den Tatort, ein Kloster in Südengland. Sie treffen auf zwar schockierte, aber doch sehr...

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Art:
eBook
Genre:
Krimis Thriller
Sprache:
englisch
Umfang:
480 Seiten
ISBN:
9780330503662
Erschienen:
September 2008
Verlag:
Pan Macmillan
7
Eigene Bewertung: Keine
Durchschnitt: 3.5 (2 Bewertungen)

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