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| Title | : | Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake #2) |
| Author | : | C.J. Sansom |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 501 pages |
| Published | : | December 27th 2005 by Penguin Books (first published November 5th 2004) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Mystery. Fiction. Crime. Historical Mystery |
C.J. Sansom
Paperback | Pages: 501 pages Rating: 4.27 | 20986 Users | 1241 Reviews
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It is 1540, and Henry VIII has been on the throne for thirty-one years when Matthew Shardlake, the lawyer renowned as "the sharpest hunchback in the courts of England," is pressed to help a friend's young niece who is charged with murder.Despite threats of torture and death by the rack, the girl is inexplicably silent. Shardlake is about to lose her case when he is suddenly granted a reprieve - one that will ensnare him again in the dangerous schemes of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's feared vicar general.
In exchange for two more weeks to investigate the murder, Shardlake accepts Cromwell's assignment to find a lost cache of Dark Fire, an ancient weapon of mass destruction. Cromwell, out of favor since Henry's disastrous marriage to Anne of Cleves, is relying on Shardlake's discovery to save his position at court, which is rife with conspiracy
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| Original Title: | Dark Fire |
| ISBN: | 0143036432 (ISBN13: 9780143036432) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Matthew Shardlake #2 |
| Characters: | Matthew Shardlake, Jack Barak, Thomas Howard, Guy Malton, Thomas Cromwell, Richard Riche |
| Setting: | United Kingdom London, England,1540(United Kingdom) |
| Literary Awards: | CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award (2005) |
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Ratings: 4.27 From 20986 Users | 1241 ReviewsArticle Appertaining To Books Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake #2)
Continuing this Tudor-era series, C.J. Sansom develops the foundation for what many will likely call a great set of historical mysteries. Still jilted after an awkward investigation for Thomas Cromwell, Matthew Shardlake is happy to keep his legal practice running with a handful of clients. However, when he is approached to defend Elizabeth Wentworth, Shardlake is not entirely sure he wants the case. Wentworth is accused of killing her cousin by pushing him down a well, but will not enter aI enjoyed reading this, and I'll continue with the series. Sansom is a good writer and his characterization is excellent. I like Shardlake and his new sidekick Barak very much. The setting felt authentic and the author manages to include a lot of historical details without disrupting the narrative. But despite these excellent qualities I'm knocking it down to 3 stars because of a few serious flaws.Both of the mysteries in this book are weak. The first involves a girl accused of murder, and the
Step back in time to the 16th century. Follow Matthew Shardlake through the stench of London, the political turmoil, unsolved mysteries, and the "justice and injustice that are not always easy to tell apart."This was my second in the Shardlake series. I will definitely read them all as well as Winter in Madrid. Sansom does an exceptional job with the details of that period. I love getting a strong dose of accurate history while enjoying a compelling mystery.
There were four or five illustrated manuscripts written by old monastic writers, giving vivid descriptions of the use of Greek Fire. Sometimes they called it Flying Fire, sometimes the devils tears, fire from the dragons mouth, Dark Fire: I puzzled over that last name. How could fire be dark? An odd image came into my head of black flames rising from black coals. It was absurd. A Byzantine ship uses Greek fire against a ship of the rebel, Thomas the Slav, 821. 12th century illustration from the
After reading C.J. Sansom and Caleb Carr I realised that I enjoy this new (for me) fascinating genre of historical mystery. Ive read a few more authors since then but i still think Matthew Shardlake series to be one of the best. Well, at least the 2 volumes that Ive read. In Dark Fire, Thomas Cromwell is out of favour with Henry VIII because he blew it with the kings 4th marriage with Anne of Cleaves. Although the political intentions were good, the new bride was too ugly and the poor man could
3.5 starsSlightly less engaging than Dissolution, this instalment follows Shardlake as he investigates two very different cases. The first, brought to him by a friend, challenges him to discover the truth behind the arrest and imprisonment of a girl who might be innocent of the murder of her young cousin; the second, and significantly more important, is directed by Cromwell, who demands an answer to the question of Greek Fire, a weapon of serious destructive power which might provide the best
Another fun read from C.J. Sansom. There's something about this series that captures my imagination. The two books of the series I have read so far have been lacking in vim and vigour (hence the 4 stars not 5), but I still enjoy them immensely as the author is very talented at presenting so vividly, a 16th century London to sink into. It is a time of Henry the 8th, Cromwell and the Dissolution and it makes a colourful background to the main characters crime solving adventures.
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