Dissolution
- Published
- 1 April 2003
- Pages
- 300
- ISBN-13
- 9780330450799
- Type
- novel
About this book
Dissolution opens C. J. Sansom's Matthew Shardlake series, a historical mystery published in April 2003 at 300 pages. It's the first of seven books, followed by Dark Fire.
Key facts about Dissolution
C. J. Sansom wrote Dissolution, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1 April 2003. The book has 300 pages.
We list 2 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780330450799 to find the main one.
Dissolution is book 1 of 7 in the Matthew Shardlake series. The series has 7 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. Tombland is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 18 October 2018.
That series sits on our historical mystery shelf. Meanwhile, Tombland is the latest published C. J. Sansom book on file, from 18 October 2018.
About C. J. Sansom
C. J. Sansom was a British historical novelist best known for the Shardlake series, following Matthew Shardlake, a hunchbacked lawyer navigating the dangerous politics and religious upheaval of Henry VIII's England, beginning with Dissolution in 2003. See every C. J. Sansom book in order.
Its place in Matthew Shardlake
Dissolution is book 1 in the Matthew Shardlake series. It is followed by Dark Fire. See the full Matthew Shardlake reading order.
C. J. Sansom's Shardlake novels follow Matthew Shardlake, a hunchbacked lawyer in the reign of Henry VIII, who investigates murder and conspiracy against the backdrop of Tudor England's most dangerous decades. Dissolution opens in 1537 with Shardlake sent to investigate a killing at a monastery on the eve of Henry's dissolution of the monasteries, and the series follows him across the following decade through the fall of Thomas Cromwell, the king's later marriages, the Boulogne campaign, and finally, in Tombland…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780330450799
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781447285830