Family vacation in Williamsburg VA. Brought tagged book for reading, when I can😊
#ShardlakeSeriesBR
(Photo courtesy of trip savvy)
Make a great day everyone 😊
Family vacation in Williamsburg VA. Brought tagged book for reading, when I can😊
#ShardlakeSeriesBR
(Photo courtesy of trip savvy)
Make a great day everyone 😊
From @dabbe :
I have a schedule for all of us! It can easily be changed too! Discussions twice for each book….and thrice for the last #chunkster
First discussion:6/30/24 over the first half of Dissolution.
original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2738219
#ShardlakeSeriesBR #ShardlakeBR #SeriesRead2024 #LitsyEvents @LitsyEvents
@dabbe
Hello, Dissolute Readers (thanks for the name for the 1st book, @kwmg40 🤩)!
I have a schedule for all of us! It can easily be changed, too, if we need to. Discussions twice for each book (because they are quite detailed), and thrice for the last #chunkster!
1st discussion: 6/30/24 over the 1st half of DISSOLUTION. Can't wait!
Schedule link: https://bit.ly/3KhKlIP
@dabbe is organizing the #shardlakeseriesbr for anyone interested.
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2736365
#ShardlakeSeriesBR
Hi, everyone. I've begun putting together a buddy read for C.J. Sansom's Shardlake series (he passed away in April). There are 7 novels with an average page count of 660. 😳 I need some input. Does reading a book a month seem feasible? Or every 2 months? Or any other ideas? I'd like to keep this as low-key as possible with a Q&A session at the end of the month(s). Thoughts?
Tagging those who were interested; all are welcome! 😀
repost for @dabbe
#ShardlakeSeriesBR
Just gauging some interest. I hope more of you will want to join them and me in reading/rereading this fabulous historical mystery series. We'll start on June 1st, and more info will follow if enough people are interested. 🤗
original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2729774
#buddyread
Adding another #SeriesLove2024 to my May reading - at times I do get my story lines crossed (so many quaint villages, close knit neighbors and mysterious deaths to keep track of 😉)
Make a great day everyone 🌞
#ShardlakeSeriesBR
Just gauging some interest. I'm tagging people who responded to my post yesterday re: Sansom's passing, and I hope more of you will want to join them and me in reading/rereading this fabulous historical mystery series. We'll start on June 1st, and more info will follow if enough people are interested. 🤗
Thank you CJ Sansom for the great Shardlake series that I enjoyed very much! So sad to hear that your earthly journey has ended 😢 Rest in Peace
I am devastated that C.J. Sansom has died. He was the author of my 2nd favorite detective series featuring Matthew Shardlake, a lawyer in the era of the Tudors who suffers from kyphosis. I can't imagine not having another Shardlake mystery. I think I'm going to need to revisit all 7 of his novels. Anyone care to join me?
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/29/cj-sansom-author-of-the-shardlake-...
@Ozma.of.Oz
If a Matthew Shardlake book comes out, I get it, no matter what. I LOVE this series! The stories take place during the Tudor reign, and Shardlake is a hunchbacked (his words) detective-lawyer who gets into all kinds of interesting situations, which then evolve into me learning something historical about the time period. The tagged book, Dissolution, is my favorite because that's where the fun begins. 🕵🏼
With me being a fan of crime fiction, and this being set in probably the period of English history that fascinated me more than any other, this was always going to be a pick! It was, for me, made more interesting because of the difficult relationship between Shardlake and his assistant.
I‘ve added this series to my #SeriesLove2023 list 😊
Second finish in the #JoyousJanuary readathon; I sadly haven‘t had much time to read this week.
I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!
#ABookADay2023
This was a super enjoyable mystery for anyone who enjoys the Tudor period. And especially if you‘re a fan of #nunlit this is #monklit ! Most of the book is spent in a snowed in monastery in rural England as you accompany Matthew Shardlake, lawyer and commissioner to Cromwell, uncover the secrets behind a murder during the period when Cromwell is seeking the dissolution of monasteries and their lands. Great atmosphere for a cosy autumn read 👍
#manicmonday #letterd @CBee @The_Penniless_Author
📖 Dissolution (CJ Sansom)
✒ G.W. Dahlquist
🎞 Death at a Funeral (original UK version)
🎤 David Bowie / Depeche Mode
🎶 Do you love me? (The Contours)
Hon mentions: Dune (Frank Herbert), The Draw (Bastille song), Dracula: Dead & Loving it
A great pick for fans of murder mysteries and history. I always thought I knew a reasonable amount about Henry VIII's reign but there was so much more to it and this series, of which Dissolution is the first, captures a snapshot of history and a thrilling murder mystery in one.
#two4tuesday @TheSpineView
Thanks for the tag! @The_Penniless_Author
1. Dissolution. I 🖤 this series! Recommended to mystery fans, especially those who like the Tudor times!
2. I mean it depends what the word is... 😄 I've had a look at my faves shelf and not many of them are one word titles...
Saga. Bone. Recursion. Hyperion. Rebecca. It. Dune. Freedom.
Tag! @Chrissyreadit @brittanybooks @vivastory @mandarchy @Liatrek @Susanita @Megabooks
An excellent historical mystery set in England during the Tudor period. Much of the story takes place in a monastery, during the time in which Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell worked at disbanding all monasteries.
This was my #BookSpin choice and second square filled for #BookSpinBingo!
@TheAromaofBooks
I ❤️❤️❤️ the Shardlake series set in the dark 16th century about a hunchback/attorney/murder investigator. Lots of queens/kings and all the royal drama included. They‘re brilliant and ebook 1 is on sale.
This murder mystery was right up my street as I love anything to do with the tudors!
Historical fiction is my jam and I really enjoyed this, shardlake is an interesting character and I found the story riveting and interesting!
My round up for #joyousjanuary better later than never i read 5 book, audio books and ebooks.
Quite proud of myself
@Andrew65 thank you 😊
#readingthelibrary #audiobooks #readathon #booknerd #reading #femaleauthor #queerbooks #comicbooks #ebook #girlspower #friendshiptothemax #lumberjanes #readathon
Brilliant little audio book of murder, religion and obsession. Just what I needed this morning.
@Andrew65 another book down for #joyousjanuary.
#readingthelibrary #librarybook #reading #audiobooks #audiobook #readathon #booknerd #reading #goodreads #librarybook
Matthew Shardlake is a lawyer working for Thomas Cromwell in Tudor England. Now he‘s trying to solve a murder in an abbey outside London. In the cold and snow. He doesn‘t know who to trust and the monks are all caught up in the church / state changes of the era. I like Shardlake and how he thinks, as well as his vulnerabilities. Definitely reading more in the series!
Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com
#thebibliophage2020
I‘m diving into historical fiction to escape to other times and places. This mystery in a monastery is captivating me. Which is a good thing because I have quite a lot of #audiocrocheting to get done before the 25th!
Continuing my trend of always being at least 10 years behind in my reading recommendations....I'm finally reading C J Sansom. I loved Dissolution AND I don't have to wait for the next books in the series to be released! (George R R Martin I'm looking at you) 😂
The Shardlake series is my favourite historical fiction series. Tudor England is a period I love and the political and religious tensions of the time play a huge part in the books. And Shardlake is a great character - a clever, prickly lawyer who just can‘t help sticking his nose into dangerous situations!
#20series20days @Andrew65
Day 6 #20series20days
The Matthew Shardlake series is one of my favorite historical fiction/historical mystery series. Sansom created a memorable character in Shardlake and brought Tudor England to life with his vivid descriptions. And he created some intriguing mysteries to be solved! I have yet to finish the series..which is a good thing. More great reads in my future.
@Andrew65
Day 6 - #Top20Series #20Days20Series
#ShardlakeSeries #CJSansom
A favorite historical mystery series.
The series' protagonist is the hunchbacked lawyer Matthew Shardlake who works on commission from Thomas Cromwell in Dissolution and Dark Fire, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer in Sovereign and Revelation, and Queen Catherine Parr in Heartstone and Lamentation. The seventh book, Tombland, was published in October 2018.
Amazon UK
@Ms_T @Andrew65 @TrishB @Cathythoughts @Lel2403
My email from C.J. Samson‘s agent:
Dear Eadie
We hope there will be more Shardlake novels — but we will have to wait a good while. The author is at the research stage with the next novel.
All best
Antony Topping
My reply:
Dear Antony,
Thanks for your reply. Love these books and all the research he does and his writing is amazing!
Thanks again,
Eadie
His reply:
Very pleased to know you have enjoyed the books so much.
Best wishes
Antony
A little slow to start but it's a solid and atmospheric historical murder mystery, set in an isolated monastery, that kept me guessing about the culprit.
3 stars
#MOUNTTBR2019 21/36
Goodreads 39/52
Day 27 - #OneWordTitles #CJSansom #SpringIntoReading
Shardlake
1. Dissolution (2001)
2. Dark Fire (2004) - only 2 word title
3. Sovereign (2006)
4. Revelation (2008)
5. Heartstone (2010)
6. Lamentation (2012)
7. Tombland (2018)
This is a good sign- the first page has a map (gold star) and the library is the first room identified! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. But I am stumped by room 7- the Reredorter. I had never heard of it before. Google tells me it‘s a common area latrine, usually found in monasteries. I learned something before really starting the book. This could be fun!
Brilliant recommendation. Well researched meant this weaving tale had many layers. Best thing I can say about it is that immediately upon finishing I started it's sequel.
Meticulously researched and morally complex, this is an exceptional novel among the many set in the English Reformation. The book follows Matthew Shardlake, a lawyer in the patronage of vicar general Thomas Cromwell, as he investigates a murder at a monastery. This novel shines in a lot of ways. The great depth of historical research on the author‘s part is evident even to someone with a passing familiarity with the era. Great historical mystery!
Getting started on this Tudor mystery tonight 😍😍😍
Loving this book now! Amazing murder mystery
The more I read the better it gets, started of slow but has started turning into an amazing grizzly murder novel set in a church... Love the writing in this page
#LitsyWalkers Walking with Shardlake: I've caught bits of the BBC dramatized versions, but this is my first time listening to the full book. Great company on a windy day.
A friend has recommended this. Know absolutely nothing about it but different genre for me. Ereader this time. Funny I still prefer a proper book for reading so this is first on reader in months. Fingers crossed it's good as last book was a bit unfulfilling
An interesting historical mystery series list. Surprised at only 25th place for CJ Sansom compared to one or two of the others but these lists are always subjective! @Tove_Reads @EadieB @TiredLibrarian
http://bestmysterybooks.com/best-historical-mystery-books.html
#MusicalNewYear #ALittlePriest even though I wasnt wildly mad about tagged book , I did like it & there were holy men ( monks/priests) in there . Still I find myself now owning the second in the series Dark Fire ... & I want to read it 🤷🏻♀️
Fabulous historical mystery set in Tudor times.
Master Shardlake is a lawyer who is tasked with finding the murderer of one of Cromwell‘s commissioners at a monastery. Him and his assistant find themselves snowed in, and surrounded by enemies. And as the body count increases, it is vital that they discover the murderer before they too are killed.
My only issue with this was that Shardlake mentioned his disability (he is hunchbacked) very frequently. Otherwise, a great read :)
#History #Crime