A hunchbacked lawyer is sent to a remote monastery to investigate a murder at the height of Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries -- and uncovers secrets far darker than politics.
About This Book
The first novel in the Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery series—the inspiration for the Hulu original series Shardlake!Dissolution is an utterly riveting portrayal of Tudor England. The year is 1537, and the country is divided between those faithful to the Catholic Church and those loyal to the king and the newly established Church of England.
Who This Is For
Best for readers who want to be kept on edge: propulsive, twisty, and hard to put down. The writing rewards attention without being demanding, a good balance of depth and readability. The pacing is balanced, time to breathe between moments that matter. Readers who prefer character depth over plot drive may find it thin.
Best Read When
Best read when you're in the mood for something tense and impossible to put down, and a read that's balanced and absorbing.
What It Explores
Dissolution explores power and ambition and what they cost the people who pursue them, identity and the gap between who we are and who we pretend to be, and survival and what extreme circumstances ask of people.
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