Dark fire
"In the employ of King Henry VIII's vicar general Lord Thomas Cromwell, hunchbacked Matthew is called upon to investigate the peculiar case of a young woman accused of murder who, oddly, refuses to speak on her own behalf. She's been threatened with torture, yet still she will not spe...
| Main Author: | Sansom, C. J. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
NY:
Penguin Books,
2005.
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| Series: |
Shardlake series ;
2. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
"In the employ of King Henry VIII's vicar general Lord Thomas Cromwell, hunchbacked Matthew is called upon to investigate the peculiar case of a young woman accused of murder who, oddly, refuses to speak on her own behalf. She's been threatened with torture, yet still she will not speak. The only course prescribed under law will see her slowly crushed to death for failing to enter a plea."--Container. |
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| Physical Description: |
502 pages |
| ISBN: |
9780143036432 0143036432 |
| Author Notes: |
(Bowker Author Biography) |