![]() ![]() At length he realizes that the horrific crimes are based upon events in the Book of Revelation. Revelation-the strongest novel in the series to date-is sure to delight Sansom's many fans and bring him to a wider audience. Because the political implications of the unfolding series of murders could damage the Protestant cause, Shardlake, aided by his Jewish assistant Jack Barak and a clever Moorish doctor, agrees to help solve the mystery. As Bishop Bonner prepares to purge London of Protestants, Shardlake, with his assistant Jack Barak, uncovers a series of horrific murders that shake them all to the core. His search leads him back to Bedlam but also to Catherine Parr-and the dark prophecies of the Book of Revelation. When an old friend of Shardlake's is murdered, he vows to bring the killer to justice. Meanwhile, Matthew Shardlake is working to defend a teenage boy, a religious fanatic who is being held in the infamous Bedlam hospital for the insane. In Revelation, Sansom's newest book in the series, the year is 1543 and King Henry VIII is wooing Lady Catherine Parr, a woman sympathetic to reform, whom he wants for his sixth wife- much to the dismay of Archbishop Cranmer and the embattled Protestant faction at court. The first three Shardlake mysteries have won over critics and readers alike. ![]()
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