Dissolution by C J Sansom
The first Shardlake novel in C. J. Sansom's bestselling historical crime series. In an age of treachery and turmoil, a brutal murder causes Commissioner Matthew Shardlake the ultimate test of faith . . .
Remarkable. . The sights, the voices, the very smell of this turbulent age seem to rise from the page -- P. D. James, author of the Inspector Adam Dalgliesh series
Extraordinarily impressive. The best crime novel I have read this year -- Colin Dexter, author of the Inspector Morse series
Terrific. Historical fiction at its finest -- Peter Robinson, author of the Inspector Alan Banks series
Terrific . . . a remarkable, imaginative feat. It is a first-rate murder mystery and one of the most atmospheric historical novels I’ve read in years * Mail on Sunday *
Dissolution is not just a fascinating detective story, but a convincing portrait of a turbulent period * Sunday Telegraph *
Matthew Shardlake combines engrossing historical detail with a first-rate murder mystery. A really satisfying page-turner * Independent *
Sansom has a greater talent for animating period details than most of his contemporaries; his rendering of the Tudor winter in the first of the Shardlake series makes you reach for thick fleece blankets * The Guardian *
I don’t read historical novels any more — it’s a busman’s holiday — but I make an exception for C. J. Sansom’s Shardlake books, which are set amid the uncertainties of the sixteenth-century Henrician Reformation -- Bernard Cornwell, The Times, ‘The 25 books you must read’
CJ Sansom’s books are arguably the best Tudor novels going * Sunday Times *
Extraordinarily impressive. The best crime novel I have read this year -- Colin Dexter, author of the Inspector Morse series
Terrific. Historical fiction at its finest -- Peter Robinson, author of the Inspector Alan Banks series
Terrific . . . a remarkable, imaginative feat. It is a first-rate murder mystery and one of the most atmospheric historical novels I’ve read in years * Mail on Sunday *
Dissolution is not just a fascinating detective story, but a convincing portrait of a turbulent period * Sunday Telegraph *
Matthew Shardlake combines engrossing historical detail with a first-rate murder mystery. A really satisfying page-turner * Independent *
Sansom has a greater talent for animating period details than most of his contemporaries; his rendering of the Tudor winter in the first of the Shardlake series makes you reach for thick fleece blankets * The Guardian *
I don’t read historical novels any more — it’s a busman’s holiday — but I make an exception for C. J. Sansom’s Shardlake books, which are set amid the uncertainties of the sixteenth-century Henrician Reformation -- Bernard Cornwell, The Times, ‘The 25 books you must read’
CJ Sansom’s books are arguably the best Tudor novels going * Sunday Times *
C. J. Sansom was educated at Birmingham University, where he took a BA and then a PhD in history. After working in a variety of jobs, he retrained as a solicitor and practised in Sussex, until becoming a full-time writer. Sansom is the bestselling author of the acclaimed Shardlake series, the Spanish Civil War thriller Winter in Madrid and the number one bestseller Dominion. In 2023, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh. He lived in Sussex until his death in 2024.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781035012282 |
| ISBN 10 | 1035012286 |
| Title | Dissolution |
| Author | C J Sansom |
| Series | The Shardlake Series |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2024-05-09 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for CWA New Blood Dagger 2003 (UK), Short-listed for CWA Historical Dagger 2003 (UK), Short-listed for Waverton Good Read Award 2003 (UK) |
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