incomplete_original: The second in the series of mysteries set in Tudor England featuring lawyer Matthew Shardlake. Shardlake started out as a reformer, but is now losing his faith, repelled by the excesses of both sides in the religious struggles that dominate his times. I had already read the first in the series, Dissolution, and the third, Sovereign, which was unusual for me as I normally read a series in order. So far this has been my favourite, though they are all excellent.
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incomplete_original: An enjoyable read and an intriguing mystery, but also an appeal against extremism that is just as relevant now as when the book is set.
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