Dissolution (Book, 2004) [Texas Group Catalog]
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Dissolution

Dissolution

Author: C J Sansom
Publisher: London : Pan Books, 2004.
Edition/Format:   Print book : Fiction : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:
It is 1537 and Thomas Cromwell has ordered that all monastries should be dissolved. Cromwell's Comissioner is found dead, his head severed from his body. Dr Matthew Shardlake, lawyer and long-time supporter of Reform, is sent to uncover the truth behind what has happened. His investigation forces him to question everything that he himself believes. (Adapted from Fantastic Fiction website description:  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Detective and mystery stories
Detective and mystery fiction
Fiction
History
Mystery fiction
Romans, nouvelles, etc
Material Type: Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: C J Sansom
ISBN: 0330411969 9780330411967
OCLC Number: 63184403
Notes: Originally published: London: Macmillan, 2003.
Awards: Short-listed for CWA New Blood Dagger 2003 (UK)
Short-listed for CWA Historical Dagger 2003 (UK)
Short-listed for Waverton Good Read Award 2003 (UK)
Description: 456 pages ; 18 cm
Responsibility: C.J. Sansom.

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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  Read more...
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