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And the books are brilliant – certainly the best historical crime which I’ve read. This book is the first in the series and lays the ground for all the future novels, but there’s no obvious exposition and Sansom uses his extensive knowledge with a lightness of touch which is impressive. There’s all he background there, but no sense that every little bit of research has been shoe-horned in – in fact you sense quite the reverse. The plot too is excellent – I really didn’t see the ending coming and had someone else chalked in as the murderer. There’s not a superfluous word in the book and it’s one which you really shouldn’t miss.
If this book appeals then you’ll almost certainly enjoy [[The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Alison Weir]]. You might also enjoy [[Madness Between Light and Dark by Kathlaine C Gill and D Clark Gill]].
[[C J Sansom's Matthew Shardlake Novels in Chronological Order]]