Dissolution (The Shardlake Series) by C. J. Sansom

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-10-24 Pages: 300 Language: English Publisher: Pan 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 ever seen And under the orders of Thomas Cromwell. a team of commissioners is sent throughout 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. Cromwells 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 da..