Matthew Shardlake book 1 · 2003
Dissolution
In 1537, Thomas Cromwell sends Matthew Shardlake to a remote monastery on the Sussex coast to investigate the brutal murder of a royal commissioner.
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Book facts
- Author
- C.J. Sansom
- Series
- Matthew Shardlake, book 1 of 7
- Published
- 2003
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Dissolution
3 recurring or key characters from C.J. Sansom’s chart. Introduces Matthew Shardlake, Mark Poer and Thomas Cromwell.
Lead 1
- Matthew ShardlakeFirst appearanceHunchbacked lawyer in Tudor LondonSent by Cromwell to a monastery on the south coast
Major 2
- Mark PoerFirst appearanceShardlake’s young assistant
- Thomas CromwellFirst appearanceKing’s chief minister