Heartstone

I don't consider myself much of a fangirl. I never joined Team Edward or Team Peeta. Never even swooned at the thought of Mr. Darcy. But you can sign me up for Team Matthew. In the fifth installment of Sansom's Matthew Shardlake mysteries our unlikely heroes are out to find justice and rescue the dow......more

3.5/5 Estrellas He empezado el libro con cautela. Algunas reseñas de amigos de GR avisaban de que se trataba de uno de los libros más flojos de la serie, un pequeño bache a atravesar para llegar a la siguiente entrega, avalada por críticas más favorables. He de reconocer que el libro es lento, creo qu......more

My 3rd Shardlake - the hunchbacked lawyer in the time of Henry VIII. This one allows me to pick up on events alluded to in the last work ie, the sinking of the Mary Rose. A great plot with a number of murders thrown in. Shardlake is a relentless lawyer caught up in all manner of political and legal i......more

3.5~4★ “‘That woman saw us riding together through the town. They’ll be asking later who was with you.’ ‘You are right. I’m sorry.’ ‘It looks like murder again, doesn’t it?’ ‘Yes, Jack, it does.’” Yes, indeed, and more than one murder. The book opens: “stormy June of 1545. London” and continues throu......more

Another wonderful novel of historical fiction from CJ Sansom. Matthew Shardlake is such an amazing character : dignified in the face of prejudice against his condition,courageous and compassionate, yet not without flaws. His need to be the rescuer and his relentless pursuit of justice often leading......more