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C. J. Sansom
C. J. Sansom wrote the Matthew Shardlake series, which follows a lawyer solving crimes in Tudor England. His books, including Dissolution and Dark Fire, blend historical detail
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Synopsis
In 1549, lawyer Matthew Shardlake travels to Norwich to investigate a brutal murder involving a distant relative of the young Lady Elizabeth. His arrival coincides with Kett's Rebellion, a massive peasant uprising that forces Shardlake to choose between his legal duties and the desperate cause of the commoners. As the city falls into chaos, he must navigate a landscape of shifting loyalties and bloody conflict to find the truth.
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Characters
Matthew ShardlakeProtagonist
Nicholas GuyereSupporting
ElizabethSupporting
Edward SeymourSupporting
Edward VISupporting