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Vale of Tears (Bradecote and Catchpoll #5) by Sarah Hawkswood (Sept/Oct 25)
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Vale of Tears (Bradecote and Catchpoll #5) - SPOILER Thread - (Sept/Oct 25)
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Astonishing.
The Shardlake books by C. J. Sansom are absolutely engrossing and rich in character and detail.
The Shardlake books by C. J. Sansom are absolutely engrossing and rich in character and detail.
Another 5-star entry in the series. The portrayal of life under the dying Henry VIII is vivid and frightening. Shardlake is drawn once again into court politics and makes, in my opinion, some very rash decisions regarding how far he should go to apprehend the villains. The side plots of another court case involving a brother and sister, the wealth and will of a despicable dead lawyer, and the suspicious servant are interesting in their own and woven neatly into the story. Excellent book; excelle
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