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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
hstorical fantasy An interesting story that bring some sense of the Tudor times with Sansom's descriptions. Unfortunately the book is not really about those times but a modern view of them.
We have all the modern paraphernalia of obsessions, compulsions, modern medicine, hypnosis and serial killer that do not belong.
The identity of the killer may be a surprise but there is no way he could commit those crimes unless he was Superman.
It also needs some careful editing, for example for no reason Samuel... more info
The Standard Maintained If you are a fan of the Shardlake series and are wondering if C.J Sansom has been able to maintain the standard of the previous volumes, fear not. If anything the plot is even more gripping than some of the earlier ones and after a slow start, a cracking pace is maintained each page full of incident. Rest assured you are in for a treat and a few late nights.
If you are new to this series then do not hesitate to give this book a try. Sansom has no equal in evoking the sights, sounds, and smells of the... more info
I'm fairly addicted to Shardlake. CJ Sansom is on a real winner. This, the fourth novel concerning Matthew Shardlake, is superb. The characters are more developed (and the longer the series go on, the bigger and more developed the supporting cast becomes). The plot is cleverer and different - here we see Shardlake dealing with a serial killer, and although the politicians are involved this is a different kettle of fish to the rebellions and political plots that our favourite hunch-backed Tudor lawyer has found himself involved in before. And in my opinion it's for... more info
Excellent Tudor Thriller Most enjoyable and, despite it's hefty size, totally gripping all the way through. The characters are developing and their varied religious responses, in a age normally thought of as simply Catholic or Protestant, bring great humanity to this story which is comparatively gory.
