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Dark Fire

by C J Sansom

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ISBN13: 9780143036432
ISBN10: 0143036432
Condition: Standard
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Publisher Comments:

From the acclaimed author of Dissolution comes a new 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.

Review:

C. J. Sansom's highly atmospheric and well-crafted sixteenth-century thriller... vividly describes the turbidity of Tudor London. (Jasper Fforde)

Synopsis:

In this sequel to "Dissolution," it is now 1540, and Shardlake has returned to practicing law in London. When he is called on to help a friend's niece, charged with killing her cousin, he has no idea it will force him back into Cromwell's dangerous schemes.

Synopsis:

In this sequel to "Dissolution," it is now 1540, and Shardlake has returned to practicing law in London. When he is called on to help a friend's niece, charged with killing her cousin, he has no idea it will force him back into Cromwell's dangerous schemes.

About the Author

C. J. Sansom earned a Ph.D. in history and worked as a lawyer before becoming a fulltime writer. He is the author of one previous Shardlake novel, Dissolution.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780143036432
Author:
Sansom, C J
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Author:
Sansom, C. J.
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Legal
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Historical
Publication Date:
January 2006
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
502
Dimensions:
7.84x5.00x.89 in. .88 lbs.

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