Revelation Tapa dura - 2009

de C. J. Sansom

The first three Shardlake mysteries have won overcritics and readers alike. In Revelation, Sansom's newestbook in the series, the year is 1543 and King HenryVIII is wooing Lady Catherine Parr, a woman sympatheticto reform, whom he wants for his sixth wife-much to the dismay of Archbishop Cranmer and theembattled Protestant faction at court. Meanwhile,Matthew Shardlake is working to defend a teenage boy,a religious fanatic who is being held in the infamousBedlam hospital for the insane. When an old friend ofShardlake's is murdered, he vows to bring the killer tojustice. His search leads him back to Bedlam but also toCatherine Parr-and the dark prophecies of the Bookof Revelation. As Bishop Bonner prepares to purgeLondon of Protestants, Shardlake, with his assistantJack Barak, uncovers a series of horrific murders thatshake them all to the core. Revelation-the strongestnovel in the series to date-is sure to delight Sansom'smany fans and bring him to a wider audience.