Dissolution by C.J. Sansom

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Book name:	Dissolution (2024)
Category:	Historical Fiction
Author:	C.J. Sansom
Pages:	456 pages
ISBN13:	0330411969
ISBN:	0330411969
Language:	English
Publication data:	Jan. 1, 2004, 8 a.m.

Henry VIII has ordered the dissolution of the monasteries and England is full of informers. At the monastery of Scarnsea, events have spiralled out of control with the murder of Commissioner Robin Singleton. Matthew Shardlake, a lawyer, and his assistant are sent to investigate.

About the author

C.J. Sansom

2 books

Christopher John "C.J." Sansom was an English writer of crime novels.

Sansom was educated at the University of Birmingham, where he took a BA and then a PhD in history. After working in a variety of jobs, he decided to retrain as a solicitor. He practised for a while in Sussex as a lawyer for the disadvantaged, before quitting in order to work full-time as a writer.

He came to prominence with his series set in the reign of Henry VIII in the 16th century, whose main character is the hunchbacked l… Read more