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  • Revelation

  • A Matthew Shardlake Novel
  • By: C. J. Sansom
  • Narrated by: Anton Lesser
  • Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (38 ratings)

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Revelation

By: C. J. Sansom
Narrated by: Anton Lesser
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Shortlisted for the British Book Awards, Crime Thriller of the Year, 2009.

Spring, 1543. King Henry VIII is wooing Lady Catherine Parr, whom he wants for his sixth wife. But this time the object of his affections is resisting. Archbishop Cranmer and the embattled Protestant faction at court are watching keenly, for Lady Catherine is known to have reformist sympathies.

Matthew Shardlake, meanwhile, is working on the case of a teenage boy, a religious maniac who has been placed by the King's council in the Bedlam hospital for the insane. Should he be released as his parents want, when his terrifying actions could lead to him being burned as a heretic?

When an old friend is horrifically murdered, Shardlake promises his widow, for whom he has long had complicated feelings, to bring the killer to justice. His search leads him to connections not only with the boy in Bedlam but with Cranmer and Catherine Parr - and with the dark prophecies of the Book of Revelation.

As London's Bishop Bonner prepares a purge of Protestants, Shardlake, together with his assistant, Jack Barak, and his friend, Guy Malton, follow the trail of a series of horrific murders that shake them to the core, and which are already bringing frenzied talk of witchcraft and a demonic possession. For what else would the Tudor mind make of a serial killer?

©2008 C. J. Sansom (P)2008 Macmillan Digital Audio

Critic Reviews

"Gripping, colourful and beautifully brought to life by Anton Lesser." (Daily Express)

"The perfect blend of history and mystery. Sansom¿s novels make for compulsive listening. At over seven hours, this is the ideal companion for a long haul flight." (Independent)

"Anton Lesser gets into the swing of dialogue that mixes detective-fiction idiom and olde English not quite 'Make my day, churl', but close." (The Sunday Times)

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An outstanding author and first class narrator

The story was well written and held my interest for the entire duration. The narrator was the best I have ever listened to and I can’t wait to listen to another audible book written by this outstanding author and first class narrator.

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Brilliant Once Again!

Read all the Shardlake novels some years ago....just finished his latest Tombland....excellent. One more to go as an Audio book and I will have read them all again. They are THAT good.

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One of the best so far

I am an avid follower of the Shardlake novels. They are particularly well read by Antony Lesser. I can't wait to read or listen to the next in the series. Well done to both author and reader!

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