Dissolution

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C. J. Sansom: Dissolution (French language, 2004, Belfond)

418 pages

French language

Published Sept. 12, 2004 by Belfond.

ISBN:
978-2-7144-3961-1
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OCLC Number:
718134446

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4 stars (26 reviews)

Analyse: Roman policier. Roman historique.

15 editions

reviewed Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1)

Dissolution

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1) "'Oh, a few orders live straitly. But don't forget the Carthusians died because they refused to recognize the king as head of the Church. They all want the pope back. And now it seems one of them has turned to murder.' I sighed. 'I am sorry you must be involved in this.' 'Men of honour should not be afraid of danger.' 'One should always be afraid of danger.'"

2) "'On what evidence? And how question them, the torture? I thought you disapproved of such methods.' 'Of course not. But — stiff questioning?' 'And what if I am wrong, and it is not one of them at all? And how would we keep such a mass arrest secret?' 'But — time and danger press.' 'Do you think I don't know that?' I burst out in sudden anger. 'But bullying won't fetch out the truth. Singleton tried that and look where …

reviewed Dissolution by C. J. Sansom (A Matthew Shardlake novel)

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3 stars

A nice book. I am a sucker for detective stories and I also enjoy historical fiction, this book (and the whole series) combine both. I enjoyed it, although the book was definitely not perfect. But I liked it well enough to try the next book with Matthew Shardlake.

reviewed Dissolution by C. J. Sansom (A Matthew Shardlake novel)

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5 stars

Another amazing read. Having been immersed in an alternative Britain post WW2 and Spain in the Civil War and after I have now spent a good few hours in Cromwell's Tudor monastery dissolution period. Amazing the detail and the sense of place and convincing narrative.

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