Description
| Product ID: | 9781447285847 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | The Shardlake series |
| Title: | Dark Fire |
| Authors: | Author: C. J. Sansom |
| Page Count: | 608 |
| Subjects: | Crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The second Shardlake novel in C. J. Sansom's remarkable historical crime series. <p><b>Winner of the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, <i>Dark Fire</i> is the </b><b>second thrilling book in C. J. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.</b><br><br><b>'When it comes to intriguing Tudor-based narratives, Hilary Mantel has a serious rival' - <i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><b> ‘Sansom has the trick of writing an enthralling narrative. Like Hilary Mantel, he produces densely textured historical novels that absorb their readers in another time’ - Andrew Taylor, <i>Spectator </i><br></b><br><b>England, 1540:</b> Matthew Shardlake, believing himself out of favour with Thomas Cromwell, is busy trying to maintain his legal practice and keep a low profile. But his involvement with a murder case, defending a girl accused of brutally murdering her young cousin, brings him once again into contact with the king's chief minister – and a new assignment . . .<br><br>The secret of Greek Fire, the legendary substance with which the Byzantines destroyed the Arab navies, has been lost for centuries. Now an official of the Court of Augmentations has discovered the formula in the library of a dissolved London monastery. When Shardlake is sent to recover it, he finds the official and his alchemist brother horribly murdered – the formula has disappeared.<br><br>Now Shardlake must follow the trail of Greek Fire across Tudor London, while trying at the same time to prove his young client's innocence. But very soon he discovers nothing is as it seems . . .<br><br><b>An internationally bestselling phenomenon, this gripping historical series continues with <i>Sovereign, Revelation, Heartstone, Lamentation </i>and<i> Tombland</i>.</b></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-07-16 |
