Welcome to Shelf Control — an original feature created and hosted by Bookshelf Fantasies.
Shelf Control is a weekly celebration of the unread books on our shelves. Pick a book you own but haven’t read, write a post about it (suggestions: include what it’s about, why you want to read it, and when you got it), and link up! Fore more info on what Shelf Control is all about, check out my introductory post, here.
Want to join in? Shelf Control posts go up every Wednesday. See the guidelines at the bottom of the post, and jump on board!
My Shelf Control pick this week is:
Title: Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1)
Author: C. J. Sansom
Published: 2003
Length: 443 pages
What it’s about (synopsis via Goodreads):
It is 1537, a time of revolution that sees the greatest changes in England since 1066. Henry VIII has proclaimed himself Supreme Head of the Church. The country is waking up to savage new laws, rigged trials and the greatest network of informers it has ever seen. And under the order of Thomas Cromwell, a team of commissioners is sent through the country to investigate the monasteries. There can only be one outcome: dissolution.
But on the Sussex coast, at the monastery of Scarnsea, events have spiralled out of control. Cromwell’s Commissioner, Robin Singleton, has been found dead, his head severed from his body. His horrific murder is accompanied by equally sinister acts of sacrilege.
Matthew Shardlake, lawyer and long time supporter of Reform, has been sent by Cromwell to uncover the truth behind the dark happenings at Scarnsea. But investigation soon forces Shardlake to question everything that he hears, and everything that he intrinsically believes…
How I got it:
I bought it at a library sale.
When I got it:
Oh, a while ago. I feel like this book has been living on my shelf for years.
Why I want to read it:
I’ve heard such good things about the Shardlake books! The idea of a mystery series set in Tudor England sounds just brilliant.
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I just stumbled on your blog and liked the idea of this series of posts. I added my own at https://tmtbe.wordpress.com/. Good luck catching up on all those good books!
Great! Thanks so much for sharing your link!
This sounds good! I love murder mysteries and one set in that time period (plus monasteries) sounds fantastic!
I liked the sound of this series so much that I actually picked up the next two books as well — now I just need to start!
I liked the idea of shelf control so I participated last week. Forgot to link though, sorry. If you want to check out my post, here it is https://sanneinbookland.wordpress.com/category/shelf-control/
Thanks, and welcome!
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