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5.0 out of 5 stars Dissolution and Diversity, Mar 13 2007
By Dave and Joe "De Video Darlings" (Toronto, Ontario) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dissolution (Paperback)
I picked this book up and couldn't put it down. Not only was I captured by the mystery, the writing and the characters - I was amazed at how Sansom could weave such a diversity of people into a historical novel. As a writer in the area of disability myself, I seldom find books that have accurate and compassionate characters with disabilities - Sanson manages this with ease. There are sections of this book that would work well in a disability studies class but even so there is never the sense of being preached at or being lectured - disability is just another aspect of the book which is there because disability has always and will always exist.
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5.0 out of 5 stars very good debut book, Jul 19 2004
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this is the debut book by c.j. sansom, which already places him in the elite level of contemporary authors (perez-reverte, eco, et al). his writing style is exquisite. just as good as, but totally different from, another monastery/abbey murder mystery: the name of the rose by eco.
5 stars *****
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5.0 out of 5 stars Murder in the monastery, Jun 13 2004
By Frank J. Konopka (Shamokin, PA) - See all my reviews
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Since Ellis Peters' passing, I didn't expect to read any new good murder mysteries set in English monasteries. Thankfully, I was wrong, as I thoroughly enjoyed this work by a new author. This book takes place centuries after Brother Cadfael's time, when the British monasteries were falling into the corrupt lifestyle of the pre-Reformation Catholic Church. Of course, Henry VIII's dispute over his wished for divorce sped things along, and the new officials who arose in their master's wake were for Reform, and wished to close the monasteries, as symbols of the "papist" devils. Our intrepid hero goes to a large monastery on the coast to strong arm the abbott into surrendering his monastery to the crown, after his predecessor was murdered there. The plot deepens when two other murders occur, and our hero and his assistant must work diligently to discover "whodunnit", from a list of several likely suspects. There are religious discussions, traces of disillusionment in some of the characters, and all in all quite an exciting tale from beginning to end. I look forward quite eagerly to further books from this author.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating historical mystery debut
In the winter of 1537, lawyer Matthew Shardlake is asked to look into the brutal murder of a commissioner of Thomas Cromwell, the vicar general of King Henry VIII at a monastery... Read more
Published on Feb 24 2004 by Larry Gandle

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful first novel...
If you want to see just how good this novel of Henry Tudor's time is, also read "Day of Wrath" by Iris Collier. Read more
Published on Jan 27 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Ecclesiastical Thriller
I went into this book (a Christmas gift) with low expectations, expecting only a shabby period thriller. Read more
Published on Jan 2 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars a treat for British history buffs
This is a great read, especially for knowledgeable fans of Tudor history. I found the characters convincing and well drawn, the mystery well plotted and the writing well paced. Read more
Published on Jan 1 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice backjumping in Middle Age
This book accomplishes a very hard task in the easy way. Historical novels, in my opinion, have to unveil history by means of a plot with a clear historical setting. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Dissolution, The Story of a Medieval Tragedy
There is a ghastly murder in a place of religion and a young lawyer is sent down to find the murderer and set things right.

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Enjoyable but predictable University Novel. I am sure Umberto Ecco must enjoy the sincere flattery of this imitation.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very different and dark Tudor mystery...
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Published on May 7 2003 by David W. Straight

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