Description
| Product ID: | 9781035012305 |
| 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 bestselling historical crime series. A secret thought lost to the ages has been uncovered in Tudor London, and it’s worth killing to protect . . . <p><b>'C. J. Sansom’s books are arguably the best Tudor novels going' – <i>The </i><i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><br><b>Winner of the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, <i>Dark Fire</i> is the 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>England, 1540.</b> Out of favour with Thomas Cromwell, Matthew Shardlake is intent on keeping a low profile in the courts. But his involvement with a murder case, defending a girl accused of brutally killing 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 monastery. When Shardlake is sent to recover it, he finds the official and his alchemist brother brutally murdered – the formula gone.<br><br>Now Shardlake must follow the trail of Greek Fire across Tudor London, while still trying to prove his young client’s innocence. But very soon he discovers nothing is as it seems . . .<br><br><b>This is the second novel in C. J. Sansom's gripping historical series. It is followed by <i>Sovereign</i>, the third book in the series.</b></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-05-09 |
