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miss_adventure

[book reviews] Tudor-era Hunchback Lawyers

Jan 04, 2012 23:30

Over the past week, I read all five of C.J. Sansom's Matthew Shardlake series. I cannot recommend them highly enough to fans of historical mysteries. Set in the England of King Henry VIII, they are told from the wry yet sensitive point of view of Matthew Shardlake, a barrister of Lincoln's Inn who attempts to see justice done in the corrupt courts ( Read more... )

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miss_adventure January 5 2012, 06:53:08 UTC

I hope she enjoys them as much as I did! Here's to her surgery being a complete success and to a quick and complete recovery.

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miss_adventure January 5 2012, 08:22:23 UTC

So I probably shouldn't tell you that I read the last book, which is over 600 pages, as slowly as I could just because I didn't want it to end. [grin]

I look forward to hearing your opinion!

kambriel January 5 2012, 16:20:55 UTC

Columbo totally should have been a hunchback...

miss_adventure January 5 2012, 19:22:11 UTC

I can see it.

I also want John Mortimer to return from the grave to collaborate with CJ Sansom on a Horace Rumpole-Matthew Shardlake book. At the very least, one should time travel in order to share chambers with the other.

heartsease January 5 2012, 23:46:24 UTC

Ooohhh, definitely added to my reading list. Historical mysteries are probably my favorite genre at the moment. I just watched the first season of Cadfael, as well. :D

miss_adventure January 6 2012, 00:31:40 UTC

I love those--they stay true to the books, and Derek Jacobi was excellent in the role of Cadfael.

I also highly recommend Barbara Hambly's Benjamin January series if you haven't read them, in which a freedman musician-cum-surgeon solves crime and battles horrendous racism in 1830s New Orleans.

It's good to hear from you again! woodowl February 15 2012, 20:14:04 UTC

I was just asking Fogwolf about you the other day. Glad to see your still posting. I dropped off for a long time myself, and just started back.

I'll have to read these. I used to love watching the BBC's Rumpole of the Baily, and I seem to be getting more and more into historically oriented books.