Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake 5)

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Then there is the sequel, which I think would have Nicholas Overton as the protagonists and the children that we have seen grow up during this series.

When I’m stuck for inspiration on what to read next, I tend to head to the library and just grab something off the shelves that looks kind of cool. Events will converge on board one of the King's great warships, primed for battle in Portsmouth harbour . Now, I could be describing any number of historical fiction series, but this one, in particular, blew me away. There is quite an unexpected twist about three-fourths of the way through the book, a long time to wait.Shardlake and Barak embark on their road journey south and experience all sorts of indignities and challenges along the way. Barak's character has evolved and aged, and we see he and Tamasin preparing for the birth of their second child after the loss of their first in Revelation. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. There is a wealth of interesting detail about the Mary Rose and other ships of the fleet assembled to repulse the French invasions forces, but throughout the strands of the two separate investigations Matthew Shardlake is undertaking drive the narrative forward. In fact, throughout the book, one had a sense that many more would have been murdered for less than he interfered with, with or without the Queen’s protection.

Heartstone, as bristling as its predecessors with outlandish deaths, suspicious behaviour, jeopardy and plots of fiendish deviousness, plunges you into catastrophic upheavals caused by Henry's foreign policy. J. Sansom’s “ Lamentation” about two months ago, I hadn’t expected to review another one of his novels so soon. Even though the books seem to be get larger as this series grows, I enjoyed every page of this mystery series set in Tudor England.

If you are like me and are addicted to the Shardlake mysteries, you need to read, “Heartstone” by C. The way that Sansom times the cases to coincide with the sinking of The Mary Rose is nothing short of brilliant. After I come back I’ll find a time when it’s quiet, it usually is for a while about three, then kill him and sling him through one of the gun ports. Sansom handles a large cast and a complex narrative with great skill and his set piece scenes, the sinking of the Mary Rose, for instance are simply stupendous. This time, the backdrop is Portsmouth and surrounding countryside as the French prepare to attack during the summer of 1545.