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Summer, 1545. England is at war. Henry VIIIs invasion of France has gone badly wrong, and a massive French fleet is preparing to sail across the Channel . . . Meanwhile, Matthew Shardlake is given an intriguing legal case by an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr. Shardlake and Barak find themselves in a city preparing for war. Events converge on board one of the kings great warships gathered in Portsmouth harbour, waiting to sail out and confront the approaching French fleet. . .

Produktbeschreibung
Summer, 1545. England is at war. Henry VIIIs invasion of France has gone badly wrong, and a massive French fleet is preparing to sail across the Channel . . . Meanwhile, Matthew Shardlake is given an intriguing legal case by an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr. Shardlake and Barak find themselves in a city preparing for war. Events converge on board one of the kings great warships gathered in Portsmouth harbour, waiting to sail out and confront the approaching French fleet. . .
Autorenporträt
C. J. Sansom, geb. 1952, studierte zunächst Geschichte und arbeitete als Rechtsanwalt, bevor er sich hauptberuflich dem Schreiben zuwandte. Der Autor lebt in Sussex. Sein erster Roman Pforte der Verdammnis wurde von der renommierten Crime Writers Association für den Ellis Peters-Preis vorgeschlagen.