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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.92
EAN num: 9780142004302
ISBN number: 0142004308
Label: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 400
Printing Date: April 27, 2004
Publishing house: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Release Date: April 27, 2004
Sale Popularity Level: 27340
Studio: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Exciting and elegantly written, Dissolution is an utterly compelling very first novel and a 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 protégé 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.
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I enjoyed this book so much I immediately purchased the subsequent two and read them one after another. I've already pre-ordered the fourth!
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The author mixes the genres of murder mystery and historical fiction into a very well written, clever, and satisfying book. The murder mystery aspect is well thought out, moves apace, has clues to keep the reader involved and produces an ending that is complete, sensible, and unexpected. The story is set in the time of Henry VIII after the break with the Catholic Church and the formation of the Church of England. The "detective", a hunchback lawyer who is reluctantly sent to a medieval monastery because the commissioner that was just sent to organize the "Dissolution" of the monastery has been murdered (with more murders to come). The author sets the sight, feel, and smell of the times and place with great skill; the historical aspect is very good.
An interesting and satisfying book. After this I read the subsequent 2 in the series. I suggest starting with the very first and working through them as the history involved (Henry the VIII and Tudor times) will flow more logically.
Highly recommended to mystery readers and readers of historical fiction.
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This is just the very first in one of the most well written historical series I have encountered in a long time - richly written, detailed research and added to that a well crafted mystery - not to be missed!
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Dissolution is set in the 1530s, a time of great religious change in England. Cromwell's commissioner, Robin Singleton, has been found murdered, in the monastery, he was sent to investigate, at Scarnsea, on the Sussex coast. Lawyer, Matthew Shardlake, and his assistant Mark Poer have been sent to the monastery, to uncover the murderer.
I found this book a fascinating read. The descriptions, and attention to detail in the book really bring the Tudor era to life. You can almost feel the atmosphere of impending doom and desperation in the monastery, as the monastic way of life draws to its end, after hundreds of years.
The characters in the book are very interesting too, and fairly well fleshed out. It is a real 'whodunnit', and my suspicions went from one person to another, a few times, before the end. I would definitely recommend this book.
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This guy writes very good mysteries in an historic context. Have read all three and they are not only fun but educational.
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