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Heartstone

by C. J. Sansom

Matthew Shardlake (Fictitious character)FictionLawyersHistoryFiction, mystery & detective, police proceduralLawyers, fictionLondon (england), fictionCriminal investigation

Summer, 1545. England is at war. Henry VIII's invasion of France has gone badly wrong, and a massive French fleet is preparing to sail across the Channel. As the English fleet gathers at Portsmouth, the country raises the largest militia army it has ever seen. The King has debased the currency to pay for the war.

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Book data: Open Library