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Heartstone

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03 September 2010
768 pages
9780230754799
Imprint: Pan

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C. J. Sansom has created a convincingly realistic Tudor detective in Matthew Shardlake. He lives and breathes in an utterly convincing world, drawing the reader into the darker corners of history
A triumph of Tudor history and mystery . . . Heartstone is a rousing tour de force of period re-creation, testifying to Samson’s fascination with history
The best novel in this richly entertaining series . . . History never seemed so real
Fans will need no introduction to Matthew Shardlake, the lawyer embroiled in dark secrets during the reign of Henry VIII. Newcomers can discover why Sansom’s Tudor mysteries exert such a pull