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Sovereign

A Matthew Shardlake Novel

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Sovereign

By: C. J. Sansom
Narrated by: Anton Lesser
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Abridged edition.

Following on from Dissolution and Dark Fire, Sovereign is the third title in C. J. Sansom's bestselling Shardlake series.

Autumn, 1541. King Henry VIII has set out on a spectacular Progress to the North to attend an extravagant submission of his rebellious subjects in 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 for the Archbishop Cranmer – 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. And when Shardlake and Barak stumble upon a cache of secret papers which could threaten the Tudor throne, a chain of events unfolds that will lead to Shardlake facing the most terrifying fate of the age . . .

Continue the gripping historical series with Revelation, Heartstone, Lamentation and Tombland.

© C.J. Sansom; (P) Macmillan Publishers Ltd Genre Fiction Historical Literary Fiction Mystery Thriller & Suspense
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"Anton Lesser performs with marvellous versatility, helped by Sansom's sure touch for voicing telling detail with simple directness." (The Times)
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An enjoyable and plausible historical mystery which is enhanced massively by Anton Lesser's wonderful delivery

Another stunning performance

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This is a wonderful series set in Tudor England. Sansom captures exactly the right mix of historical authenticity and modern sensibility. The narrator is fantastic. I love his voice and he does a wonderful job of conveying character with subtlety.

Great historical crime series

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A lo largo de la saga demuestra su talento para escribir un guión y sobre todo su investigación y estudio de absolutamente todo sobre la época histórica deleitando al lector con descripciones de escena que te llevan a ese lugar con todos los sentidos. Estoy ansiosa por continuar con la saga del gran Sharlake.

Como siempre, excepcional

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This is an incredible story full if intrigue and twists. Completely absorbing right until the end. Heartily recommend the whole series.

Completely absorbing historical thriller

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Well written and narrated, with an entertaining plot, the book falls a bit short of great. I like a richer historical context, or more character development, but I recommend it.

An enjoyable tale

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