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Matthew Shardlake #1
Dissolution
Henry VIII has ordered the dissolution of the monasteries and England is full of informers. At the monastery of Scarnsea, events have spiralled out of control with the murder of Commissioner Robin Singleton. Matthew Shardlake, a lawyer, and his assistant are sent to investigate.
456 pages, Paperback
First published April 28, 2003
About the author
C.J. Sansom
33 books4,002 followersChristopher John "C.J." Sansom was an English writer of crime novels.
Sansom was educated at the University of Birmingham, where he took a BA and then a PhD in history. After working in a variety of jobs, he decided to retrain as a solicitor. He practised for a while in Sussex as a lawyer for the disadvantaged, before quitting in order to work full-time as a writer.
He came to prominence with his series set in the reign of Henry VIII in the 16th century, whose main character is the hunchbacked lawyer Matthew Shardlake. Shardlake works on commission, initially from Thomas Cromwell in Dissolution and Dark Fire and then Thomas Cranmer in Sovereign and Revelation.
He has also written Winter in Madrid, a thriller set in Spain in 1940 in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War.
Dark Fire won the 2005 Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, awarded by the Crime Writers' Association (CWA). Sansom himself was "Very Highly Commended" in the 2007 CWA Dagger in the Library award, for the Shardlake series.
The television series "Shardlake" was adapted from the books and released by Disney+ on 1st May 2024, just 4 days after Samson's death.
(from Wikipedia®)
Sansom was educated at the University of Birmingham, where he took a BA and then a PhD in history. After working in a variety of jobs, he decided to retrain as a solicitor. He practised for a while in Sussex as a lawyer for the disadvantaged, before quitting in order to work full-time as a writer.
He came to prominence with his series set in the reign of Henry VIII in the 16th century, whose main character is the hunchbacked lawyer Matthew Shardlake. Shardlake works on commission, initially from Thomas Cromwell in Dissolution and Dark Fire and then Thomas Cranmer in Sovereign and Revelation.
He has also written Winter in Madrid, a thriller set in Spain in 1940 in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War.
Dark Fire won the 2005 Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, awarded by the Crime Writers' Association (CWA). Sansom himself was "Very Highly Commended" in the 2007 CWA Dagger in the Library award, for the Shardlake series.
The television series "Shardlake" was adapted from the books and released by Disney+ on 1st May 2024, just 4 days after Samson's death.
(from Wikipedia®)
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July 26, 2022
Olen ikka Melchiorile väärilise tegelase otsinguil euroopast. Ei leidnud seda ka siit, võibolla on viga minus. Hea lugu!
February 25, 2025
Väga põnev!
November 8, 2021
Sarja peategelaseks on Tudoriaegsel Inglismaal elav jurist (küürakas) Matthew Shardlake. Esimeses osas töötab ta Henry VIII ministri Thomas Cromwelli juures, kuid alates teisest raamatust tegutseb koos oma abilise Jack Barackiga iseseisvalt. Igas osas on lahendada erinev kuritegu, mille taustaks on Inglismaal aset leidvad sündmused, nt. lahkulöömine Rooma kirikust ja kuninga eraelu.
See sari istus mul tervikuna riiulil juba aastaid, miskipärast olin kõik seitse kokku ostnud, kuid lugenud polnud ühtegi. Kui korra juba alustasin, siis olin vaimustuses ja tänulik, et sain kohe riiulist uue raamatu haarata. Kõige enam elasin kaasa Jack Baracki elule, sest ta oli Matthew'st hoopis huvitavam tegelane. Just tema pärast soovitaksin raamatuid õiges järjekorras lugeda.
Mulle meeldis terve sari väga, ootan juba, et autor juba järgmise raamatu kirjutaks.
See sari istus mul tervikuna riiulil juba aastaid, miskipärast olin kõik seitse kokku ostnud, kuid lugenud polnud ühtegi. Kui korra juba alustasin, siis olin vaimustuses ja tänulik, et sain kohe riiulist uue raamatu haarata. Kõige enam elasin kaasa Jack Baracki elule, sest ta oli Matthew'st hoopis huvitavam tegelane. Just tema pärast soovitaksin raamatuid õiges järjekorras lugeda.
Mulle meeldis terve sari väga, ootan juba, et autor juba järgmise raamatu kirjutaks.
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