C. J. Sansom

The third novel in the Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery series--the inspiration for the Hulu original series Shardlake C. J . Sansom has garnered a wider audience and increased critical praise with each new novel published. His first book in the Matthew Shardlake series, Dissolution, was selected by P. D. James in The Wall Street Journal as one of her top five all-time favorite books. Now in Sovereign, Shardlake faces the most terrifying threat in the age of Tudor England: imprisonment in the Tower of London. Shardlake and his loyal assistant, Jack Barak, find themselves embroiled in royal intrigue when a plot against King Henry VIII is uncovered in York and a dangerous conspirator they've been charged with transporting to London is connected to the death of a local glazer. Awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger - the highest honor in British crime writing

Having worked to establish laws that protect the interests of the crown in 1537, Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's feared vicar-general, enlists fellow reformer and lawyer Matthew Shardlake and his young protégé to investigate a commissioner's murder, which may be tied to an impending rebellion. Reprint.

A special 20th anniversary edition of the standalone bestseller, Winter in Madrid, by the author of the much-loved Shardlake series, C.J. Sansom. 1940: The Spanish Civil War is over, and Madrid lies ruined, its people starving, while the Germans continue their relentless march through Europe. Britain now stands alone while General Franco considers whether to abandon neutrality and enter the war. Into this uncertain world comes Harry Brett: a traumatized veteran of Dunkirk turned reluctant spy for the British Secret Service. Sent to gain the confidence of old school friend Sandy Forsyth, now a shady Madrid businessman, Harry finds himself involved in a dangerous game - and surrounded by memories. Meanwhile Sandy's girlfriend, ed-Red Cross nurse Barbara Clare, is engaged in a secret mission of her own - to find her former lover Bernie Piper, a passionate Communist in the International Brigades, who vanished on the bloody battlefields of the Jarama. In a vivid and haunting depiction of wartime Spain, Winter in Madrid by C.J. Sansom is an intimate and compelling tale which offers a remarkable sense of history unfolding, and the profound impact of impossible choices.

Ambientada en la Inglaterra de los Tudor durante el siglo XVI, El gallo negro es una fascinante novela hist rica ahora adaptada para Hulu y es el primer libro de la serie Shardlake.«Sin duda, las mejores novelas de la poca Tudor. The Sunday Times Invierno de 1537, Inglaterra. En una poca de revoluci n que experimenta los mayores cambios desde 1066, Enrique VIII se ha proclamado Jefe Supremo de la Iglesia. El pa s se despierta con nuevas leyes salvajes, juicios ama ados y la mayor red de informadores jam s vista. Bajo las rdenes de Thomas Cromwell, la peligrosa y todopoderosa mano derecha del rey, un equipo de comisionados es enviado por todo el pa s para investigar los monasterios. Una investigaci n que s lo puede arrojar un resultado: la disoluci n. Pero en la costa de Sussex, en el monasterio de Scarnsea, los acontecimientos est n fuera de control. El comisionado de Cromwell, Robin Singleton, ha sido encontrado muerto con la cabeza amputada, un horrible asesinato que ha ido acompa ado de actos de sacrilegio igualmente siniestros, como un gallo negro sacrificado en el altar y la desaparici n de la Gran Reliquia de Scarnsea. El abogado Matthew Shardlake, un reformista de aguda inteligencia y car cter noble que ha sido enviado por Cromwell para descubrir la verdad tras los oscuros sucesos, pronto se ver obligado a cuestionar todo lo que oye y, a n m s, aquello en lo que cree firmemente. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The first novel in the Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery series--the inspiration for the Hulu series Shardlake Dissolution is an utterly riveting portrayal of Tudor England. The year is 1537, and the country is divided between those faithful to the Catholic Church and those loyal to the king and the newly established Church of England. When a royal commissioner is brutally murdered in a monastery on the south coast of England, Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's feared vicar general, summons fellow reformer Matthew Shardlake to lead the inquiry. Shardlake and his young prot g uncover evidence of sexual misconduct, embezzlement, and treason, and when two other murders are revealed, they must move quickly to prevent the killer from striking again. A "remarkable debut" (P. D. James), Dissolution introduces a thrilling historical series that is not to be missed by fans of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. Awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger - the highest honor in British crime writing

'C. J. Sansom’s books are arguably the best Tudor novels going' – The Sunday TimesLamentation is the sixth breathtaking historical novel in C. J. Sansom’s number one bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.England, 1546. King Henry VIII is dying. Meanwhile, his Protestant and Catholic councillors are engaged in a final and decisive power struggle to control the government of Henry’s successor, eight–year–old Prince Edward. As heretics are hunted across London, the Catholic party focus their attack on Henry’s sixth wife, Matthew Shardlake’s old mentor, Queen Catherine Parr, and Shardlake is unexpectedly summoned to Whitehall Palace.For the Queen has a secret. She has written 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.When the book inexplicably vanishes, and a single page is found clutched in the hand of a murdered printer, Shardlake must help the desperate Queen. His loyalty will drive him into a swirl of intrigue inside the palace, where Catholic enemies and Protestant friends can be equally dangerous, and the political opportunists, who will follow the wind wherever it blows, more dangerous than either . . .Lamentation is the sixth novel in C. J. Sansom's gripping historical series. Continue the series with book seven, Tombland.

'C. J. Sansom’s books are arguably the best Tudor novels going' – The Sunday TimesFollowing on from Dissolution and Dark Fire, Sovereign is the third gripping historical novel in C. J. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.England, 1541. King Henry VIII has set out on a spectacular Progress to the North to attend an extravagant submission by his rebellious subjects in York.Already in the city are lawyer Matthew Shardlake and his assistant Jack Barak, whom have reluctantly undertaken a special mission for Archbishop Thomas Cranmer – to ensure the welfare of an important but dangerous conspirator who is to be returned to London for interrogation.But the murder of a York glazier involves Shardlake in deeper mysteries, connected not only to the prisoner in York castle but to the royal family itself. And when Shardlake and Barak stumble upon a cache of secret documents which could threaten the Tudor throne, a chain of events unfolds that will lead Shardlake to face the most terrifying fate of the age . . .This is the third novel in C. J. Sansom's internationally bestselling Shardlake series. It is followed by Revelation, the fourth book in the series.

'C. J. Sansom’s books are arguably the best Tudor novels going' – The Sunday TimesWinner of the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, Dark Fire is the second thrilling book in C. J. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.England, 1540. Out of favour with Thomas Cromwell, Matthew Shardlake is intent on keeping a low profile in the courts. But his involvement with a murder case, defending a girl accused of brutally killing her young cousin, brings him once again into contact with the King’s chief minister – and a new assignment.The secret of Greek Fire, the legendary substance with which the Byzantines destroyed the Arab navies, has been lost for centuries. Now an official of the Court of Augmentations has discovered the formula in the library of a dissolved monastery. When Shardlake is sent to recover it, he finds the official and his alchemist brother brutally murdered – the formula gone.Now Shardlake must follow the trail of Greek Fire across Tudor London, while still trying to prove his young client’s innocence. But very soon he discovers nothing is as it seems . . .This is the second novel in C. J. Sansom's gripping historical series. It is followed by Sovereign, the third book in the series.

Now a major Disney+ original series, Shardlake – airing this summer on ITV.'A fiendish puzzle and a slice of gritty historical fiction, with a brilliantly unconventional detective at its heart' – Richard Osman, bestselling author of We Solve MurdersDissolution is the first novel in C. J. Sansom’s phenomenally bestselling Shardlake series. After one of Cromwell's commissioners is brutally murdered, Matthew Shardlake is drawn into an investigation that becomes darker than he could have ever imagined . . .England, 1537. It is a time of revolution that sees the greatest changes in England since 1066. Henry VIII has proclaimed himself Supreme Head of the Church. The country is waking up to savage new laws, rigged trials and the greatest network of informers it has ever seen. And under the orders of Thomas Cromwell, a team of commissioners is sent throughout the country to investigate the monasteries. There can only be one outcome: dissolution.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 accompanied by equally sinister acts of sacrilege.Matthew Shardlake, lawyer and long-time supporter of Reform, has been sent by Cromwell to uncover the truth behind the dark happenings at Scarnsea. But Shardlake's investigation soon forces him to question everything that he hears, and everything that he intrinsically believes . . .Follow Shardlake into the dark heart of Tudor England with the next book in the series, Dark Fire.Praise for the series:'A remarkable, imaginative feat' – Mail on Sunday'His narrative’s tingling intrigues will have you hooked from first page to last' – Sunday Times'The perfect mixture of novelistic passion and historical detail' – Antonia Fraser, Sunday Telegraph'Extraordinarily impressive' – Colin Dexter, author of the Inspector Morse series'An utterly convincing world' – Philippa Gregory, author of The Other Boleyn Girl'Utterly gripping' – Marian Keyes, author of Rachel's Holiday

'C. J. Sansom’s books are arguably the best Tudor novels going' – The Sunday TimesRevelation is the haunting fourth book in C. J. Sansom's bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.England, 1543. King Henry VIII is wooing Catherine Parr, whom he wants for his sixth wife. Archbishop Thomas Cranmer and the embattled Protestant faction at court are watching keenly, for Lady Catherine is known to have reformist sympathies.Matthew Shardlake, meanwhile, is working on the case of a teenage zealot detained in the Bedlam insane asylum, and whom he fears could be burned as a heretic. But when an old friend is horrifically murdered, Shardlake determines to bring the killer to justice. His search leads him to Cranmer and Catherine Parr – and to the dark prophecies of the Book of Revelation.As London’s Bishop Bonner prepares a purge of Protestants, Shardlake, together with his assistant Jack Barak and physician friend Guy Malton, uncovers a series of terrible murders which soon bring talk of sorcery and demonic possession – for what else would the Tudor mind make of a serial killer . . . ?This is the fourth novel in C. J. Sansom's thrilling historical series. Continue the series with Heartstone.

'C. J. Sansom’s books are arguably the best Tudor novels going' – The Sunday TimesTombland is the seventh epic novel in C. J. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.England, 1549. Two years after the death of Henry VIII, England is sliding into chaos. The economy is in collapse, inflation rages and rebellion is stirring among the peasantry . . .Since the old king’s death, Matthew Shardlake has been working as a lawyer in the service of Henry’s daughter, the Lady Elizabeth. The gruesome murder of Edith Boleyn – a distant relative in Norfolk – sends Shardlake and his assistant Nicholas Overton to the summer Assizes at Norwich. And then East Anglia explodes, as peasant rebellion breaks out across the country. The yeoman Robert Kett leads a force of thousands in overthrowing the landlords and taking over Norwich, England’s second largest city.Now Shardlake must decide where his ultimate loyalties lie, as government forces in London prepare to march north and destroy the rebels. Meanwhile he discovers that the murder of Edith Boleyn may have connections reaching into both the heart of the Norfolk gentry and the rebel camp itself . . .This is the seventh novel in C. J. Sansom's thrilling historical series that started with Dissolution. Includes an Historical Essay from the author on Reimagining Kett's Rebellion.

'C. J. Sansom’s books are arguably the best Tudor novels going' – The Sunday TimesHeartstone is the fifth spellbinding mystery in C. J. Sansom’s number one bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.England, 1545. England is at war. Henry VIII’s invasion of France has gone badly wrong, and a massive French fleet is preparing to sail across the Channel.Meanwhile, Matthew Shardlake is given an intriguing legal case by an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr. Asked to investigate claims of ‘monstrous wrongs’ committed against a young ward of the court, Shardlake and his assistant Jack Barak journey to Portsmouth. There, Shardlake also intends to investigate the mysterious past of Ellen Fettiplace, a young woman incarcerated in the Bedlam.Once in Portsmouth, Shardlake and Barak find themselves in a city preparing for war. The mysteries surrounding the two cases involve Shardlake in reunions both with an old friend and an old enemy close to the throne. And soon, events will converge on board one of the King’s great warships gathered in Portsmouth harbour, waiting to confront the approaching French fleet . . .Heartstone is the fifth novel in C. J. Sansom's gripping historical series. It is followed by the sixth book in the series, Lamentation.

England, 1541. Henry VIII er rejst til York for at overvære underkastelsen af byens oprørske befolkning. Den pukkelryggede sagfører Matthew Shardlake og hans assistent befinder sig allerede i byen, hvor de skal bistå kongen med en hemmelig mission. Men da en lokal glarmester findes myrdet, involveres Sharlake i et mørkt mysterium, som trækker tråde helt op til kongefamilien. Tudortronen er truet og Shardlake frygter, at han skal blive smidt i det berygtede Tower of London. Blåt blod er tredje bind i C.J. Sansoms imponerende saga om munke, mord og mystik i Tudortidens England.

Djævlens værk er første bind i C.J. Sansoms imponerende saga om munke, mord og mystik i Tudortidens England. England, 1537. En brydningstid raser i Britannien, efter at den berygtede Henrik 8. har proklameret sig som kirkens nye overhoved, og landet er delt mellem dem, der er forblevet tro mod den katolske kirke, og dem, der er loyale over for kongen og den nye, reformerede kirke. Kongens frygtede førsteminister, Thomas Cromwell, fører korstog mod de gamle kirker med voldsomme love, skinprocesser og et omfattende angivernetværk. Englands mange klostre bliver ét efter ét tvangsnedlagt, men særligt ét sted bliver målet for Cromwells falkeblik, da en af hans nærmeste findes brutalt halshugget i Scansea-klostret. Den pukkelryggede sagfører, Matthew Shardlake, sendes til klostret for at afdække sandheden om mordet og de skumle handlinger af helligbrøde, der indfinder sig på klostret. Efterforskningen tvinger Shardlake til at sætte spørgsmålstegn ved alt, hvad han hører, og alt, hvad han tror på.

Sort ild er andet bind i C.J. Sansoms imponerende saga om munke, mord og mystik i Tudortidens England. Sommeren, 1540. Det er den varmeste sommer i mands minde i det urohærgede England. Den magtsyge Henrik 8. har skiftet endnu en kone ud, og førsteministeren Thomas Cromwells myndighed hænger i en tynd tråd. Dog besidder Cromwell stadig en overmenneskelig magt, et frygteligt våben kendt fra antikken, der kan brænde på selve havets overflade og indhylle et skib i flammer på kun få sekunder: Sort ild, også kaldet Græsk ild og Djævlens Tårer. Men hans indædte fjender kender også til dets eksistens, og da formlen, der anvendes til Sort ild forsvinder, findes de to mænd, der havde den i deres besiddelse, brutalt myrdede. Cromwell får endnu en gang brug for den pukkelryggede sagfører Matthew Shardlake, da ikke blot hans indflydelse hos kongen, men også hans eget liv afhænger af, at mysteriet om den dødbringende ild bliver opklaret.

Det er sommeren 1549. Henrik 8. er død og England er på vei inn i kaos og dyp splittelse. Den radikale protestantismen skaper forvirring i det religiøse liv, landet befinner seg i en håpløs krig mot Skottland og økonomien er i ferd med å kollapse. Til dette kommer sult og magre år i landbruket, og en bondestand som har fått nok av utbytting og griske landeiere. I hele landet vokser et bondeopprør i styrke og omfang. Fribonden Robert Kett samler frustrerte bønder omkring seg i tusentalls, i et opprør som skal bli et av de største i landets historie. På en høyde utenfor Norwich oppretter de en leir og tar over makten i Englands nest største by. Prinsesse Elizabeth, den avdøde kongens yngste datter, har gitt Matthew Shardlake i oppdrag å etterforske mordet på en slektning i Norfolk. Etterforskningen bringer Shardlake fra London og til Norwich, og snart også inn i hjertet av bondeopprøret: Robert Ketts stadig voksende leir på Mousehold Heath. Her utfordrer opprørslederen den rojalistisk trofaste London-advokatens syn på rett og galt, lov og orden. Landet står på randen av borgerkrig, i London forbereder myndighetene seg på krig mot opprørerne - og Shardlakes strategiske evner og moralske kompass stilles på hittil ukjente prøver.

Loistelias historiallinen trilleri vie lukijan keskelle Tudorien ajan Englannin kuohuntaa. Huippusuositun Shardlake-sarjan seitsemäs osa.On kevät vuonna 1549. Englanti on luisumassa kaaokseen Henrik VIII:n kuoleman jälkeen. Uskonnolliset erimielisyydet repivät kansaa, sota Skotlannin kanssa jatkuu jatkumistaan ja koko maan talous uhkaa romahtaa. Kuninkaan kuoltua veitsenterävä Matthew Shardlake on työskennellyt tämän tyttären, Lady Elizabethin palveluksessa. Kun Elizabethin sukulainen murhataan, Shardlaken on matkustettava selvittämään rikosta. Kun tapaukseen liittyvät mysteerit alkavat valjeta, talonpoikien kapina puhkeaa. Murhalla näyttää olevan kytköksiä niin kapinallisleiriin kuin Norfolkin säätyläisiin. Kun kansannousu jakaa Shardlaken lähipiirin kahtia, hän on kohtalokkaiden valintojen edessä.

During the political upheaval of Tudor-era England, the lawyer Matthew Shardlake must decide where his loyalties lie in the latest book in the Shardlake series, now an original streaming series on Hulu.LONGLISTED FOR THE SIR WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION Spring, 1549. Two years after the death of Henry VIII, England is sliding into chaos. The nominal king, Edward VI, is eleven years old. His uncle, Edward Seymour, Lord Hertford, rules as Edward's regent and Protector. In the kingdom, radical Protestants are driving the old religion into extinction, while the Protector's prolonged war with Scotland has led to hyperinflation and economic collapse. Rebellion is stirring among the peasantry. Matthew Shardlake has been working as a lawyer in the service of Henry's younger daughter, the lady Elizabeth. The gruesome murder of one of Elizabeth's distant relations, rumored to be politically murdered, draws Shardlake and his companion Nicholas to the lady's summer estate, where a second murder is committed. As the kingdom explodes into rebellion, Nicholas is imprisoned for his loyalty, and Shardlake must decide where his loyalties lie -- with his kingdom, or with his lady?

1940, året efter det spanska inbördeskrigets slut, ligger Madrid i ruiner, folket svälter, hundratusentals människor dör i ohyggliga tvångsarbetsläger eller faller offer för vågen av massavrättningar under Franco-regimens första brutala år. Och det är fortfarande osäkert om Franco ska ansluta sig till Hitlers frammarsch genom Europa eller hålla det utarmade Spanien utanför kriget. I detta läge anländer Harry Brett till Madrid, en krigsskadad veteran som något motvilligt har låtit sig övertalas av den brittiska säkerhetstjänsten att spionera på en gammal skolkamrat, Sandy Forsyth, som nu är verksam som en skum affärsman i Madrid. Medan Harry stegvis vinner Sandys förtroende har Sandys flickvän, Barbara Clare, fått kontakt med en person som avslöjar att hennes tidigare stora kärlek, Bernie Piper, befinner sig i ett av Francos arbetsläger. Som hängiven kommunist hade Bernie anslutit sig till de internationella brigaderna och snart rapporterats saknad och med största sannolikhet död. I all hemlighet planerar nu Barbara att med hjälp av sin kontakt få ut Bernie ur lägret, medan Sandy och Harry blir indragna i ett politiskt drama som på den högsta nivån utspelas mellan den brittiska ambassadören och Franco. Vinter i Madrid är en omskakande och oförglömlig skildring av krigstidens Spanien, och samtidigt en gripande kärlekshistoria. Med precision drivs den mångfacetterade handlingen obönhörligt framåt mot en in i det sista dimhöljd avgrund. Sansoms internationella succé har blivit en klassiker som nu äntligen når svenska läsare. C J Sansom, född 1952, tog sin doktorsexamen i historia vid Birminghams universitet och arbetade senare som jurist innan han blev författare på heltid. Han hade redan publicerat en rad historiska prisbelönade spänningsromaner när Vinter i Madrid kom ut 2006.