![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Please note this copy has some scuffs and creases on the covers and spine. With a fantastic backdrop of wartime intrigue and a dramatic finale onboard one of Henry VIII's great warships, Heartstone is certain to catapult this internationally bestselling series to greater prominence. England is at war, and Matthew Shardlake is about to encounter the most politically dangerous case of his career. There they uncover a startling link between the ward and a woman incarcerated in Bedlam. Shardlake's inquiries take him and his loyal assistant, Jack Barak, to Hoyland Priory and Portsmouth, where the English fleet is gathering. Meanwhile, an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr asks Shardlake to investigate claims of "monstrous wrongs" committed against a young ward of the court. ![]() Best for historical sticklers, military fans and encyclopedists. Meanwhile, an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr has asked Matthew. A massive French armada is threatening England, and Henry VIII has plunged the country into economic crisis to finance the war. While a massive French fleet prepares to attack, every able-bodied man is being pressed into military service. The characters are sympathetic and the quirks of the historic courts interesting enough, but the plot is so tangled in the tedium of troop movements and provisions that it drags on longer than Catherine and Henry’s marriage. The epic fifth novel in the Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery series by the bestselling author of Winter in Madrid and Dominion. England is at war, and Matthew Shardlake is about to encounter the most politically dangerous case of his career. ![]()
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