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Save:A moody, atmospheric Tudor murder mystery with both brains and heart - a treat for fans of historical crime, even if it occasionally meanders. Definitely worth starting the Shardlake series if you love clever whodunits in richly drawn settings.
In the book 'Dissolution' by C.J. Sansom, readers are taken back to 16th century England during the reign of King Henry VIII and the dissolution of the monasteries. The story follows Matthew Shardlake, a hunchback lawyer and Commissioner for Thomas Cromwell, as he investigates a murder at a monastery in Scarnsea. As Shardlake delves into the murder mystery, he also navigates the turbulent political and religious landscape of the time, where loyalties are divided between the king and the reformers of the Church of England and the Catholic Church.
AS I PASSED DOWN Ludgate Hill, I noticed a stall brimming with apples and pears and, feeling hungry, dismounted to buy some. As I stood feeding an apple to Chancery, I noticed down a side street a cro...2001•452 pages - #2
Save:A brilliant, cerebral, and multi-layered medieval mystery - challenging but hugely rewarding. Pick it up if you want to get deliciously lost in a labyrinth of ideas, history, and suspense. Not for the faint of heart or the impatient reader!
'The Name of the Rose' by Umberto Eco is a medieval murder mystery set in a 14th-century Italian monastery where Brother William of Baskerville investigates charges of heresy as monks begin to die one by one. The book delves into the complexities of religious factions, beliefs, and conflicts during a time of political and religious unrest, with a central mystery surrounding rare parchments in the library. Eco's writing style combines elements of historical fiction, mystery, and intellectual discourse, exploring themes of doubt, belief, signs, meaning, and ambiguity.
ON AUGUST 16, 1968, I WAS HANDED A BOOK WRITTEN BY A CERTAIN Abbé Vallet, Le Manuscrit de Dom Adson de Melk, traduit en français d’après l’édition de Dom J. Mabillon (Aux Presses de l’Abbaye de la Sou...1980•559 pages
