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Sovereign (The Shardlake series, 3)

Sovereign (The Shardlake series, 3)

by C . J . Sansom (Author)

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    Unabridged 2006

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Synopsis

It was autumn, 1541. Following the uncovering of a plot against his throne in Yorkshire, King Henry VIII has set out on a spectacular Progress to the North to overawe his rebellious subjects there. Accompanied by a thousand soldiers, the cream of the nobility, and his fifth wife Catherine Howard, the King is to attend an extravagant submission of the local gentry at York. Already in the city are lawyer Matthew Shardlake and his assistant Jack Barak. As well as assisting with legal work processing petitions to the King, Shardlake has reluctantly undertaken a special mission - to ensure the welfare of an important but dangerous conspirator being returned to London for interrogation. But the murder of a local glazier involves Shardlake in deeper mysteries, connected not only to the prisoner in York Castle but to the royal family itself. As the Great Progress arrives in the city, Shardlake and Barak stumble upon a cache of secret papers that holds danger for the King's throne, and a chain of events unfolds that will lead Shardlake facing the most terrifying fate of the age.

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Format: Unabridged
 Pages: 592
 Edition: Unabridged
 Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 18 Aug 2006
ISBN 10: 1405050489
ISBN 13: 9781405050487
Prizes: Shortlisted for Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2008 and CWA Duncan Lawrie Dagger 2007.

Media Reviews
When historical fiction clicks, theres nothing more gripping . . . and C.J. Sansoms fantastic Sovereign left me positively baying for more. Its that good. . . . Rebellion, plots, torture, fanaticism, a murder mystery and a real historical scandal come alive in this deeply satisfying novel.
Deirdre Donahue, USA Today
Authors of the caliber of P. D. James, Ruth Rendell, Ian Rankin, and Minette Walters remain rare. C. J. Sansoms Sovereign . . . deserves as wide a readership as any of the above. . . . Its deeper, stronger, and subtler than most novels in the genre.
The Sunday Independent (London)
aWhen historical fiction clicks, thereas nothing more gripping . . . and C.J. Sansomas fantastic Sovereign left me positively baying for more. Itas that good. . . . Rebellion, plots, torture, fanaticism, a murder mystery and a real historical scandal come alive in this deeply satisfying novel.a
aDeirdre Donahue, USA Today
aAuthors of the caliber of P. D. James, Ruth Rendell, Ian Rankin, and Minette Walters remain rare. C. J. Sansomas Sovereign . . . deserves as wide a readership as any of the above. . . . Itas deeper, stronger, and subtler than most novels in the genre.a
a The Sunday Independent (London)
Author Bio
C. J. Sansom was educated at Birmingham University, where he took a BA and then a Ph.D. in history. After working in a variety of jobs, he retrained as a solicitor and practised in Sussex, until becoming a full-time writer. Sovereign is the third novel in his Shardlake series. He lives in Sussex.