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'C. J. Sansom's books are arguably the best Tudor novels going' - The Sunday Times<BR><BR>Heartstone is the fifth spellbinding mystery in C. J. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.<BR><BR>England, 1545. England is at war. Henry VIII's invasion of France has gone badly wrong, and a massive French fleet is preparing to sail across the Channel.<BR><BR>Meanwhile, Matthew Shardlake is given an intriguing legal case by an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr. Asked to investigate claims of 'monstrous wrongs' committed against a young ward of the court, Shardlake and his assistant Jack Barak journey to Portsmouth. There, Shardlake also intends to investigate the mysterious past of Ellen Fettiplace, a young woman incarcerated in the Bedlam.<BR><BR>Once in Portsmouth, Shardlake and Barak find themselves in a city preparing for war. The mysteries surrounding the two cases involve Shardlake in reunions both with an old friend and an old enemy close to the throne. And soon, events will converge on board one of the King's great warships gathered in Portsmouth harbour, waiting to confront the approaching French fleet . . .<BR><BR>Heartstone is the fifth novel in C. J. Sansom's gripping historical series. It is followed by the sixth book in the series, Lamentation.

1952: 12 Jahre ist es her, dass England sich Nazi-Deutschland unterworfen hat. Während der Große Krieg zwischen Deutschland und Russland weitertobt, befinden sich die Engländer unter deutscher Besatzung. Presse, Radio, Fernsehen und die Gerichte werden kontrolliert, auf den Straßen patrouilliert die Militärpolizei, die britischen Juden sehen sich immer größeren Repressalien ausgesetzt. Churchill organisiert im Untergrund seine Widerstandsbewegung. Während sich die Gerüchte mehren, dass der Widerstand einen großen Gegenschlag plant, wird Sarah Fitzgerald, die Frau eines Spions, in die Welt der Widerständler hineingezogen. Die Zukunft Englands liegt plötzlich in den Händen des Widerstands ...

Now a major Disney+ original series, Shardlake - also airing on ITV.<BR><BR>'A fiendish puzzle and a slice of gritty historical fiction, with a brilliantly unconventional detective at its heart' - Richard Osman, bestselling author of We Solve Murders<BR><BR>Dissolution is the first novel in C. J. Sansom's phenomenally bestselling Shardlake series. After one of Cromwell's commissioners is brutally murdered, Matthew Shardlake is drawn into an investigation that becomes darker than he could have ever imagined . . .<BR><BR>England, 1537. It is a time of revolution that sees the greatest changes in England since 1066. Henry VIII has proclaimed himself Supreme Head of the Church. The country is waking up to savage new laws, rigged trials and the greatest network of informers it has ever seen. And under the orders of Thomas Cromwell, a team of commissioners is sent throughout the country to investigate the monasteries. There can only be one outcome: dissolution.<BR><BR>But on the Sussex coast, at the monastery of Scarnsea, events have spiralled out of control. Cromwell's commissioner, Robin Singleton, has been found dead, his head severed from his body. His horrific murder accompanied by equally sinister acts of sacrilege.<BR><BR>Matthew Shardlake, lawyer and long-time supporter of Reform, has been sent by Cromwell to uncover the truth behind the dark happenings at Scarnsea. But Shardlake's investigation soon forces him to question everything that he hears, and everything that he intrinsically believes . . .<BR><BR>Follow Shardlake into the dark heart of Tudor England with the next book in the series, Dark Fire.<BR><BR>Praise for the series:<BR><BR>'A remarkable, imaginative feat' - Mail on Sunday<BR><BR>'His narrative's tingling intrigues will have you hooked from first page to last' - Sunday Times<BR><BR>'The perfect mixture of novelistic passion and historical detail' - Antonia Fraser, Sunday Telegraph<BR><BR>'Extraordinarily impressive' - Colin Dexter, author of the Inspector Morse series<BR><BR>'An utterly convincing world' - Philippa Gregory, author of The Other Boleyn Girl<BR><BR>'Utterly gripping' - Marian Keyes, author of Rachel's Holiday

'C. J. Sansom's books are arguably the best Tudor novels going' - The Sunday Times<BR><BR>Following on from Dissolution and Dark Fire, Sovereign is the third gripping historical novel in C. J. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.<BR><BR>England, 1541. King Henry VIII has set out on a spectacular Progress to the North to attend an extravagant submission by his rebellious subjects in York.<BR><BR>Already in the city are lawyer Matthew Shardlake and his assistant Jack Barak, whom have reluctantly undertaken a special mission for Archbishop Thomas Cranmer - to ensure the welfare of an important but dangerous conspirator who is to be returned to London for interrogation.<BR><BR>But the murder of a York glazier involves Shardlake in deeper mysteries, connected not only to the prisoner in York castle but to the royal family itself. And when Shardlake and Barak stumble upon a cache of secret documents which could threaten the Tudor throne, a chain of events unfolds that will lead Shardlake to face the most terrifying fate of the age . . .<BR><BR>This is the third novel in C. J. Sansom's internationally bestselling Shardlake series. It is followed by Revelation, the fourth book in the series.

'C. J. Sansom's books are arguably the best Tudor novels going' - The Sunday Times<BR><BR>Winner of the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, Dark Fire is the second thrilling book in C. J. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.<BR><BR>England, 1540. Out of favour with Thomas Cromwell, Matthew Shardlake is intent on keeping a low profile in the courts. But his involvement with a murder case, defending a girl accused of brutally killing her young cousin, brings him once again into contact with the King's chief minister - and a new assignment.<BR><BR>The secret of Greek Fire, the legendary substance with which the Byzantines destroyed the Arab navies, has been lost for centuries. Now an official of the Court of Augmentations has discovered the formula in the library of a dissolved monastery. When Shardlake is sent to recover it, he finds the official and his alchemist brother brutally murdered - the formula gone.<BR><BR>Now Shardlake must follow the trail of Greek Fire across Tudor London, while still trying to prove his young client's innocence. But very soon he discovers nothing is as it seems . . .<BR><BR>This is the second novel in C. J. Sansom's gripping historical series. It is followed by Sovereign, the third book in the series.

'C. J. Sansom's books are arguably the best Tudor novels going' - The Sunday Times<BR><BR>Tombland is the seventh epic novel in C. J. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.<BR><BR>England, 1549. Two years after the death of Henry VIII, England is sliding into chaos. The economy is in collapse, inflation rages and rebellion is stirring among the peasantry . . .<BR><BR>Since the old king's death, Matthew Shardlake has been working as a lawyer in the service of Henry's daughter, the Lady Elizabeth. The gruesome murder of Edith Boleyn - a distant relative in Norfolk - sends Shardlake and his assistant Nicholas Overton to the summer Assizes at Norwich. And then East Anglia explodes, as peasant rebellion breaks out across the country. The yeoman Robert Kett leads a force of thousands in overthrowing the landlords and taking over Norwich, England's second largest city.<BR><BR>Now Shardlake must decide where his ultimate loyalties lie, as government forces in London prepare to march north and destroy the rebels. Meanwhile he discovers that the murder of Edith Boleyn may have connections reaching into both the heart of the Norfolk gentry and the rebel camp itself . . .<BR><BR>This is the seventh novel in C. J. Sansom's thrilling historical series that started with Dissolution. Includes an Historical Essay from the author on Reimagining Kett's Rebellion.

Shardlake: jetzt als Serie bei Disney+Der Nummer 1-Bestseller-Erfolg aus England und der siebte Roman in der Matthew-Shardlake-Serie von Spiegel-Online-Bestseller-Autor C. J. Sansom1549: Seit dem Ableben Heinrichs VIII. steht Matthew Shardlake als Rechtsanwalt in Diensten von dessen jüngerer Tochter Elizabeth, der späteren Königin Englands. Als eine Verwandte, Edith Boleyn, brutal ermordet wird, entsendet Elizabeth Shardlake nach Norwich. John Boleyn, Ediths Ehemann, wird beschuldigt, seine Frau getötet zu haben. Viele Rätsel ranken sich um Ediths Tod, doch Matthew Shardlake glaubt an die Unschuld seines Mandanten. Noch ehe er die Sache abschließen kann, kommt es zum blutigen Aufstand in Norwich - der junge Rebell Robert Kett befehligt eine Armee von Aufständischen und führt sie gegen die Stadt. Als die königlichen Truppen aufmarschieren, entdeckt Shardlake Indizien, die ihn direkt in das Camp der Rebellen wie auch in die besseren Kreise der Stadt selbst führen.   "Shardlake ist eine bemerkenswerte Figur, die mit jedem neuen Buch an Substanz gewinnt. . . Ein großartiges, historisches Epos. . . 800 Seiten in Shardlakes Nähe werden wie im Flug vorbeiziehen. "- Stephanie Merritt, The ObserverAlle Bände der Matthew-Shardlake-Serie:- Die Pforte der Verdammnis- Das Feuer der Vergeltung- Der Anwalt des Königs- Das Buch des Teufels- Der Pfeil der Rache- Die Schrift des Todes- Die Gräber der Verdammten

'C. J. Sansom's books are arguably the best Tudor novels going' - The Sunday Times<BR><BR>Revelation is the haunting fourth book in C. J. Sansom's bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.<BR><BR>England, 1543. King Henry VIII is wooing Catherine Parr, whom he wants for his sixth wife. Archbishop Thomas Cranmer and the embattled Protestant faction at court are watching keenly, for Lady Catherine is known to have reformist sympathies.<BR><BR>Matthew Shardlake, meanwhile, is working on the case of a teenage zealot detained in the Bedlam insane asylum, and whom he fears could be burned as a heretic. But when an old friend is horrifically murdered, Shardlake determines to bring the killer to justice. His search leads him to Cranmer and Catherine Parr - and to the dark prophecies of the Book of Revelation.<BR><BR>As London's Bishop Bonner prepares a purge of Protestants, Shardlake, together with his assistant Jack Barak and physician friend Guy Malton, uncovers a series of terrible murders which soon bring talk of sorcery and demonic possession - for what else would the Tudor mind make of a serial killer . . . ?<BR><BR>This is the fourth novel in C. J. Sansom's thrilling historical series. Continue the series with Heartstone.

'C. J. Sansom's books are arguably the best Tudor novels going' - The Sunday Times<BR><BR>Lamentation is the sixth breathtaking historical novel in C. J. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.<BR><BR>England, 1546. King Henry VIII is dying. Meanwhile, his Protestant and Catholic councillors are engaged in a final and decisive power struggle to control the government of Henry's successor, eight-year-old Prince Edward. As heretics are hunted across London, the Catholic party focus their attack on Henry's sixth wife, Matthew Shardlake's old mentor, Queen Catherine Parr, and Shardlake is unexpectedly summoned to Whitehall Palace.<BR><BR>For the Queen has a secret. She has written a confessional book, Lamentation of a Sinner, so radically Protestant that if it came to the King's attention it could bring both her and her sympathizers crashing down.<BR><BR>When the book inexplicably vanishes, and a single page is found clutched in the hand of a murdered printer, Shardlake must help the desperate Queen. His loyalty will drive him into a swirl of intrigue inside the palace, where Catholic enemies and Protestant friends can be equally dangerous, and the political opportunists, who will follow the wind wherever it blows, more dangerous than either . . .<BR><BR>Lamentation is the sixth novel in C. J. Sansom's gripping historical series. Continue the series with book seven, Tombland.

A special 10th anniversary edition of the standalone bestseller, Winter in Madrid, by the author of the much-loved Shardlake series, C. J. Sansom.<BR><BR>'An unsentimental and utterly fascinating portrait of Spain in 1940 . . . Superb' - The Guardian<BR><BR>1940: The Spanish Civil War is over, and Madrid lies ruined, its people starving, while the Germans continue their relentless march through Europe. Britain now stands alone while General Franco considers whether to abandon neutrality and enter the war.<BR><BR>Into this uncertain world comes Harry Brett: a traumatized veteran of Dunkirk turned reluctant spy for the British Secret Service. Sent to gain the confidence of old school friend Sandy Forsyth, now a shady Madrid businessman, Harry finds himself involved in a dangerous game - and surrounded by memories.<BR><BR>Meanwhile Sandy's girlfriend, ex-Red Cross nurse Barbara Clare, is engaged in a secret mission of her own - to find her former lover Bernie Piper, a passionate Communist in the International Brigades, who vanished on the bloody battlefields of the Jarama.<BR><BR>In a vivid and haunting depiction of wartime Spain, Winter in Madrid by C. J. Sansom is an intimate and compelling tale which offers a remarkable sense of history unfolding, and the profound impact of impossible choices.<BR><BR>'A convincing and moving historical novel, which is also an exciting thriller' - Sunday Times<BR><BR>'Sansom's action-packed thriller is a classic tale of old loyalties pitched against new ideologies' - Daily Mail

*** Platz 1 der englischen Bestsellerlisten*** Matthew Shardlake ermittelt in seinem sechsten FallTudor-London, Sommer 1546: Die Ära König Heinrichs VIII neigt sich ihrem Ende zu. Unerbittlich bekämpfen sich Katholiken und Protestanten, die Jagd auf Ketzer wird immer gnadenloser. In dieser aufgeheizten Situation wird Matthew Shardlake in den Palast der Königin gerufen. Er soll ein brisantes Buch wiederfinden, das sie verfasst hat und das aus ihren Gemächern gestohlen wurde. Der Inhalt dieses Werkes könnte sie aufs Schafott bringen. Doch bevor Shardlake und sein Gehilfe Jack Barak die Suche aufnehmen, wird in London ein Drucker tot aufgefunden.Bei ihm findet sich eine Seite des Buches.