
His search leads him to Cranmer and Catherine Parr - and to the dark prophecies of the Book of Revelation.Īs London's Bishop Bonner prepares a purge of Protestants Shardlake, together with his assistant, Jack Barak, and his friend, Guy Malton, investigate a series of horrific murders which are already bringing frenzied talk of witchcraft and demonic possession - for what else would the Tudor mind make of a serial killer. When an old friend is horrifically murdered Shardlake vows to bring the killer to justice.

Sansom.It is Sansoms fifth novel, and the fourth in the Matthew Shardlake Series. Hailed as a 'virtuoso performance' ( The Denver Post ) and 'historical fiction writing at its best' ( The Tampa Tribune ), Revelation is a must-read for fans of. Matthew Shardlake, meanwhile, is working on the case of a teenage boy who has been placed in the Bedlam insane asylum, before his terrifying religious mania leads to him being burned as a heretic. Revelation is a historical mystery novel by British author C. Then, when an old friend is murdered, Shardlake's search for the killer leads him back not only to Bedlam but also to Catherine Parr-and the dark prophecies of the Book of Revelation. King Henry VIII is wooing Lady Catherine Parr, whom he wants for. Archbishop Cranmer and the embattled Protestant faction at court are watching keenly, for Lady Catherine is known to have reformist sympathies. Series: Matthew Shardlake (4) Members, Reviews, Popularity 1,898 60 7,849 Spring, 1543. and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. King Henry VIII is wooing Lady Catherine Parr, whom he wants for his sixth wife. : Revelation (9780670020515) by Sansom, C.

There are currently no available episodes. Sansom's bestselling adventures of Matthew Shardlake continue in the fourth title in the series, the haunting Revelation. Adaptation of CJ Sansoms Tudor crime novel featuring lawyer detective Shardlake.
