Dark Fire - A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery (Paperback)

Awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger - the highest honor in British crime writing From the bestselling author of Winter in Madrid and Dominion comes a second riveting sixteenth-century thriller featuring hunchback lawyer Matthew Shardlake In 1540, during the reign of Henry VIII, Shardlake is asked to help a young girl accused of murder. She refuses to speak in her defense even when threatened with torture. But just when the case seems lost, Thomas Cromwell, the king's feared vicar general, offers Shardlake two more weeks to prove his client's innocence. In exchange, Shardlake must find a lost cache of "Dark Fire," a legendary weapon of mass destruction. What ensues is a page-turning adventure, filled with period detail and history. "Atmospheric and engaging" (Margaret George), this second book in Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery series delves again into the dark and superstitious world of Cromwell's England introduced in Dissolution.

General

Imprint:	Penguin USA
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery, 2
Release date:	December 2005
First published:	December 2005
Authors:	C.J. Sansom
Dimensions:	195 x 127 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	502
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-303643-2
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Adventure / thriller > General Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Crime & mystery > Historical mysteries
LSN:	0-14-303643-2
Barcode:	9780143036432

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