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Asked by an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr to investigate claims of wrongs committed against a young ward of the court, Matthew Shardlake embarks on the most politically dangerous case of his career against a backdrop of war between England and France.

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Main Author: Sansom, C. J.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, 2011, c2010.
Edition:1st American ed.
Series:Sansom, C. J. Shardlake series ; 5.
Subjects:
Shardlake, Matthew (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Lawyers > England > Fiction.
Great Britain > History > Henry VIII, 1509-1547 > Fiction.
Mystery fiction > England.
Historical fiction > England.
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Summary:Asked by an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr to investigate claims of wrongs committed against a young ward of the court, Matthew Shardlake embarks on the most politically dangerous case of his career against a backdrop of war between England and France.
Physical Description:633 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9780670022397
067002239X
Author Notes:Christopher John "C.J." Sansom is a British writer of crime novels. He was born in 1952 in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was educated at the University of Birmingham, where he earned a B. A. and a PhD in History. He practiced law, before quitting to work full-time as a writer. He currently lives in Sussex, England.

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