Matthew Shardlake book 6 · 2014
Lamentation
In 1546, with Henry VIII dying, Queen Catherine Parr asks Shardlake to find a dangerous manuscript she has written, which has been stolen.
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Book facts
- Author
- C.J. Sansom
- Series
- Matthew Shardlake, book 6 of 7
- Published
- 2014
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 7
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Lamentation
7 recurring or key characters from C.J. Sansom’s chart. Introduces Nicholas Overton.
Lead 1
- Matthew ShardlakeHunchbacked lawyer in Tudor London
Major 4
- Jack BarakFormer Cromwell agent and Shardlake’s assistant
- Nicholas OvertonFirst appearanceYoung law student and Shardlake’s assistant
- Richard RichRuthless royal official
- Catherine ParrHenry VIII’s last queenAsks Shardlake to find her stolen book
Minor and cameo 2
- Guy MaltonMoorish physician and Shardlake’s friend
- Tamasin ReedbourneBarak’s wife
Also featuring these characters
Other C.J. Sansom books that share the most characters with Lamentation.
- Revelation2008 · Matthew Shardlake · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Sovereign2006 · Matthew Shardlake · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Dark Fire2004 · Matthew Shardlake · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon