Heartstone
03 September 2010Imprint: Pan
Synopsis
'C. J. Sansom’s books are arguably the best Tudor novels going' – The Sunday Times
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.
England, 1545. England is at war. Henry VIII’s invasion of France has gone badly wrong, and a massive French fleet is preparing to...
Details
03 September 2010768 pages
9780230754799Imprint: Pan
Reviews
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 historyPhilippa Gregory, author of The Other Boleyn Girl
A triumph of Tudor history and mystery . . . Heartstone is a rousing tour de force of period re-creation, testifying to Samson’s fascination with historySunday Times Culture
The best novel in this richly entertaining series . . . History never seemed so realNew York Times
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 pullIndependent
