by C. J. Sansom · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780330451161
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«Sovereign» is the historical mystery novel by C. J. Sansom, published by Pan Books in paperback (592 pages, in English).
In the autumn of 1541, Henry VIII travels to York to receive the submission of his rebellious subjects. The lawyer Matthew Shardlake, in the city, must guard a conspirator who will be taken to London. The murder of a glazier leads him to secret documents that threaten the royal family and the Tudor throne.
Third novel in the Matthew Shardlake series. Originally published in 2006; this Pan Books edition is from 2011.
Recommended for readers of historical and mystery fiction, especially for those who follow the Matthew Shardlake series or the Tudor period.
Christopher John Sansom was a British writer of historical crime novels, best known for his Matthew Shardlake series. He also wrote the spy novel Winter in Madrid and the alternative history novel Dominion. He won numerous book awards, including the 2005 Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, the Sidewise Award for Alternate History in 2013 and the Cartier Diamond Dagger in 2022. Shardlake, a television series based on Sansom's novel Dissolution, started streaming on Disney+ less than a week after his death.
