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Historical mystery in tumultuous Tudor England.

If you're into the blend of history and mystery, you'll likely get caught up in "Lamentation". It's not just a dive into the scheming courts of Henry VIII, but an intricate puzzle wrapped in the rich tapestry of the period. Sansom's meticulous research marries the thrill of whodunit with the intricate politics of the time, making it an engrossing read for lovers of historical thrillers.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Mystery & Thriller (2015)
  • CWA Historical Dagger Nominee (2015)
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Lamentation

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ISBN: 9781447289180
Authors: C.J. Sansom
Publisher: Pan Books
Date of Publication: 2015-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Crime, Mystery, World War II, Thriller
Goodreads rating: 4.43
(rated by 18086 readers)

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As Henry VIII lies on his deathbed, an incendiary manuscript threatens to tear his court apart. Summer, 1546. King Henry VIII is slowly, painfully dying. His Protestant and Catholic councilors are engaged in a final and decisive power struggle; whoever wins will control the government. As heretics are hunted across London, and radical Protestants are burned at the stake, the Catholic party focuses its attack on Henry's sixth wife - and Matthew Shardlake's old mentor - Queen Catherine Parr. Shardlake, still haunted by his narrow escape from death the year before, steps into action when the beleaguered and desperate Queen summons him to Whitehall Palace to help her recover a dangerous manuscript. The Queen has authored a confessional book, Lamentation of a Sinner, so radically Protestant that if it came to the King's attention it could bring both her and her sympathizers crashing down. Although the secret book was kept hidden inside a locked chest in the Queen's private chamber, it has inexplicably vanished. Only one page has been recovered - clutched in the hand of a murdered London printer. Shardlake's investigations take him on a trail that begins among the backstreet printshops of London, but leads him and his trusty assistant Jack Barak into the dark and labyrinthine world of court politics, a world Shardlake swore never to enter again. In this crucible of power and ambition, Protestant friends
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Historical mystery in tumultuous Tudor England.

If you're into the blend of history and mystery, you'll likely get caught up in "Lamentation". It's not just a dive into the scheming courts of Henry VIII, but an intricate puzzle wrapped in the rich tapestry of the period. Sansom's meticulous research marries the thrill of whodunit with the intricate politics of the time, making it an engrossing read for lovers of historical thrillers.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Mystery & Thriller (2015)
  • CWA Historical Dagger Nominee (2015)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.