Dissolution (The Shardlake series, 1)

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And I am interested in other periods, having just finished a novel set around the Spanish Civil War. His disability seems uncomfortably close to being a plot device just to make him seem different, something of an outsider.

Dr Matthew Shardlake, lawyer and long-time supporter of Reform, has been sent by Cromwell into this atmosphere of treachery and death. He has a quick mind, and a quicker temper, but makes a compelling narrator, working through the clues with a sharp attention to detail, through not always an open mind. If you’re a fan of medieval monastery murder mysteries, and either loved The Name of the Rose, or just couldn’t plough through it, this is the book for you. It is always tragic when people who have much more in common than they have in disagreement are killing each other over the whims of Kings. A great read and highly recommended if like me you love crime / thrillers set in an historical context.It is a time when people must deny their true nature whether they are homosexual, Anabaptist, or harboring affection for the Pope of Rome.

Se trata de esas obras que me cuesta puntuar y que solo recomendaría para aquellos lectores de este género.

A solicitor by trade, Shardlake is known less for his legal mind that the significant hunchback he possesses.

Painfully aware of his physical deformity, he watches helplessly as Alice’s relationship with Poer deepens into a romantic affair. Overall, an engaging plot, interestingly written characters, and as I mentioned, an intriguing setting. Cromwell now sends one of his protégés, a lawyer named Matthew Shardlake to investigate the murder and to conclude the dissolution of the monastery. Full of information and small details that grow as the narrative develops, Sansom thrusts his protagonist into the middle of it all, while also offering up base reactions to the dissolution of the monastic life, important at the time, though rarely reported.Then, after a crisis of confidence, I decided to just bash on and finish and I did the second half in six weeks. I will admit that “Dissolution” took me a while to get into, despite the fact that its setting and subject matter are right up my alley.