My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Yet another splendid 'who done it' read from C. J. Sansom's number four story in the Matthew Shardlake series. It is 1543 and the ill and decrepit King Henry VIII is trying to woo Catherine Parr. The lady who will become his sixth and final wife.
This time Matthew Shardlake is recalled for a mission by Thomas Cramer. London is plagued by a serial killer who is devising deaths along the line of the Bible's book of Revelation. Victims are selected and given horrific deaths in accordance with these Biblical teachings. In a race against time, Matthew and his trusted accomplice Jack Barak are on the trail of the killer. However, the killer always seems to be one step ahead of them and knows a great deal about Matthew and Jack too.
The story takes the reader on a lot of twists and turns with dead ends etc. You, the reader, will be kept guessing all the way. As it draws closer to the dynamic climax the tension is nail-biting and compelling. You will not be able to put this down.
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