MATTHEW SHARDLAKE VOLUME 6 LAMENTATIONS

Enter the dark world of intrigue and mystery of 16th-century England with the sixth volume of the bestselling series about Matthew Shardlake! This exciting journey through time, full of criminal puzzles and historical conspiracies, will captivate you completely. Matthew Shardlake, a lawyer with an extraordinary mind, like a Sherlock Holmes of the Tudor era, faces another dangerous challenge.

• Captivating plot combining elements of crime, history and thriller.
• Brilliant hero Matthew Shardlake, a lawyer of extraordinary intelligence.
• Dark and conspiracy-filled Tudor era.
• Exciting journey through time to 16th-century England.
• Phenomenally intertwined historical, criminal and legal threads.
• Fast-paced action and adventurous plot that will not let you get bored.
• Prestigious Diamond Dagger Award for the author of the series, C.J. Sansom.

The novel is set in the turbulent years of the reign of Henry VIII, who, torn by religious contradictions, struggles to maintain power. At the royal court, the influences of conservatives and reformers clash, and against the background of these intrigues appears Catherine Parr, the king's last wife, who is working on a work of a reformatory nature: The Lamentations of a Sinner. This book, which could be considered heretical, is stolen, and its recovery becomes a matter of life and death for the queen.

Matthew Shardlake, a lawyer from London, is called for help. In the past, he has served Catherine Parr many times, and now he must undertake the dangerous mission of recovering the Lamentations. He faces charges of heresy and burning at the stake, but Shardlake, who has been secretly in love with the queen for years, does not hesitate for a moment. Together with his associates, he begins an investigation that leads him to a small London printing house, where a group of radical reformers gathers. Soon it turns out that the people involved in the theft and attempts to publish the work die under mysterious circumstances, and Matthew has the impression that someone is watching his every move.

C.J. Sansom, a master of historical crime fiction, has created an extraordinary combination of criminal intrigue with a colorful and detailed description of 16th-century England. His series about Matthew Shardlake has gained enormous popularity in Europe, selling over 4 million copies and earning the author the prestigious Diamond Dagger Award from the British Crime Writers' Association. Already on May 1, the Shardlake series will premiere on the Disney+ streaming platform, which is an additional reason to reach for this fascinating series.