Heartstone - c. j. sansom

Summer, 1545.

England is at war.

Meanwhile Matthew Shardlake is given an intriguing legal case by an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr.

Asked to investigate claims of monstrous wrongs committed against a young ward of the court, which have already involved one mysterious death, Shardlake and his assistant, Barak, journey to Portsmouth.

Awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger - the highest honor in British crime writing The epic fifth novel in the Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery series by the bestselling author of Winter in Madrid and Dominion Summer 1545.

A massive French armada is threatening England, and Henry VIII has plunged the country into economic crisis to finance the war.

Meanwhile, an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr has asked Matthew Shardlake to investigate claims of monstrous wrongs committed against a young ward of the court.

As the French fleet approaches, Shardlakes inquiries reunite him with an old friend-and an old enemy close to the throne.

This fast-paced fifth installment in C.

Sansoms richly entertaining and reassuringly scholarly series (Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review ) will enchant fans of Wolf Hall , Bring Up the Bodies , and The Other Boleyn Girl .