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Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Fiction Mystery Sansom Shardla 3
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sansom, C. J.
- Series:
- Sansom, C. J. Shardlake series
- Sansom, C. J. Matthew Shardlake Tudor mystery
- Matthew Shardlake mystery
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--History--Henry VIII, 1509-1547--Fiction.
- Great Britain.
- York (England)--History--Fiction.
- York (England).
- England--London.
- England--York.
- Shardlake, Matthew (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
- Shardlake, Matthew (Fictitious character).
- Lawyers--England--London--History--16th century--Fiction.
- Lawyers.
- Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
- Murder.
- Conspiracies--Fiction.
- Conspiracies.
- Murder--Investigation.
- Genre:
- Detective and mystery fiction.
- Fiction.
- Historical fiction.
- History.
- Legal stories.
- Mystery fiction.
- Penn Provenance:
- Wakeman, Rollin (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 583 pages : maps ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Penguin Books, 2008.
- Summary:
- The year is 1541, and harsh autumn winds stir the English countryside. Following a violent uprising, King Henry VIII travels to York, where an important prisoner will be interrogated. Lawyer Matthew Shardlake is assigned to protect this conspirator, but he soon discovers a greater conspiracy threatening the crown.
- When Henry VIII sets out to quell rebellion in the north and transport a dangerous conspirator back to London for questioning, lawyer Matthew Shardlake finds himself investigating the murder of a local glazier with unsettling ties to the royal family.
- Notes:
- "A Matthew Shardlake mystery"--Cover
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 582-583).
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of Robert I. Ballinger.
- ISBN:
- 0143113178
- 9780143113171
- OCLC:
- 227004646
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