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Genre C J Sansom Buy Dissolution (Unabridged) - C. But investigation soon forces Shardlake to question everything that he hears, and everything that he intrinsically believes. Matthew Shardlake, lawyer and long-time supporter of Reform, has been sent by Cromwell to uncover the truth behind the dark happenings at Scarnsea.

His horrific murder is accompanied by equally sinister acts of sacrilege. Cromwell's Commissioner, Robin Singleton, has been found dead, his head severed from his body. There can only be one outcome: dissolution.īut on the Sussex coast, at the monastery of Scarnsea, events have spiralled out of control. And under the orders of Thomas Cromwell, a team of commissioners is sent throughout the country to investigate the monasteries. The country is waking up to savage new laws, rigged trials and the greatest network of informers ever seen.

Henry VIII has proclaimed himself Supreme Head of the Church. It is 1537, a time of revolution that sees the greatest changes in England since 1066. Sansom, read by Steven Crossley.ĭissolution: the first book in the bestselling Shardlake series The plot, which holds together to the end, is fast-paced and satisfying.Listen to an extract from the unabridged audiobook of Dissolution by C. In his first published effort, Sansom offers up a historical detective novel in language that is moody, expressive, and precise. Adding to his stress, during the course of his investigation Shardlake hears startling information, leading him to question his loyalties. But after two more murders are discovered, it becomes clear that they could be looking at a longer stay than initially intended. Together they begin to question suspects and unravel the tangle of leads that will, they hope, quickly point to the murderer. Matthew Shardlake, a lawyer devoted to reform and a personal friend, to find the murderer post haste, fearing further rebellion and the end to his regime.Īccompanying Shardlake is his clerk, Mark Poer. However, when one of Cromwell’s commissioners is murdered while on assignment at the Scarnsea monastery in southern England, he sends Dr. Cromwell is well under way in his plan to dissolve and destroy all vestiges of Catholicism in England. While reform seems to be taking hold, many loyal Catholics remain opposed to the strict new rules and regulations. This gripping mystery is set in Tudor England during the winter of 1557, just after a rebellion against the still-new Church of England has been put down by Henry VIII and his vicar general, Thomas Cromwell.