Revelation (Sansom novel)

Revelation

First edition image
Author C. J. Sansom
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Series Matthew Shardlake Series
Subject Crime
Genre Historical mystery
Publisher Macmillan
Publication date
4 April 2008
Media type Hardback
Pages 452
ISBN 1-4050-9272-6
Preceded by Sovereign
Followed by Heartstone

Revelation is a historical mystery novel by British author C. J. Sansom. It is Sansom's fifth novel, and the fourth in the Matthew Shardlake Series. Set in 1543[1] during the reign of King Henry VIII, it follows hunchbacked lawyer Shardlake and his assistant, Jack Barak as they hunt the killer of a fellow lawyer.

Plot

The plot centres around the challenges of post reformation England[2] and draws on the prophesies of the Book of Revelation and features Archbishop Cranmer.[1]

Awards and nominations

Revelation was short listed for the Books Direct Crime Thriller of the Year 2009[3] and the Crime Writers Association Ellis Peters Historical Dagger in 2008.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Merritt, Stephanie (2008-04-27). "Revelation". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  2. ↑ Hardyment, Christina (2008-03-28). "Revelation". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  3. ↑ Flood, Alison (10 March 2009). "Obama battles vampires for Galaxy prize". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "CWA Shortlist". Retrieved 19 September 2010.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/21/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.