Revelation

A Matthew Shardlake Novel

By: C. J. Sansom

Narrated by: Anton Lesser

Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

Abridged edition.

C. J. Sansom's bestselling adventures of Matthew Shardlake continue in the fourth title of the series, the haunting Revelation.

Spring, 1543. King Henry VIII is wooing Lady Catherine Parr, whom he wants for his sixth wife. But this time the object of his affections is resisting. Archbishop Cranmer and the embattled Protestant faction at court are watching keenly, for Lady Catherine is known to have reformist sympathies.

Matthew Shardlake, meanwhile, is working on the case of a teenage boy, a religious maniac locked in the Bedlam hospital for the insane. Should he be released to his parents, when his terrifying actions could lead to him being burned as a heretic?

When an old friend is horrifically murdered Shardlake promises his widow, for whom he has long had complicated feelings, to bring the killer to justice. His search leads him to both Cranmer and Catherine Parr –and with the dark prophecies of the Book of Revelation.

As London's Bishop Bonner prepares a purge of Protestants, Shardlake, together with his assistant, Jack Barak, and his friend, Guy Malton, follows the trail of a series of horrific murders that shake them to the core, and which are already bringing frenzied talk of witchcraft and a demonic possession – for what else would the Tudor mind make of a serial killer . . .?

Continue the gripping historical series with Revelation, Heartstone, Lamentation and Tombland.

©2008 C. J. Sansom (P)2008 Macmillan Digital Audio

Critic reviews

"Gripping, colourful and beautifully brought to life by Anton Lesser." (Daily Express)

"The perfect blend of history and mystery. Sansom¿s novels make for compulsive listening. At over seven hours, this is the ideal companion for a long haul flight." (Independent)

"Anton Lesser gets into the swing of dialogue that mixes detective-fiction idiom and olde English not quite 'Make my day, churl', but close." (The Sunday Times)

Atmospheric - draws you into the period

Would you consider the audio edition of Revelation to be better than the print version?

No, I prefer the book version as I can read faster - just me, I guess

Who was your favorite character and why?

Shardlake, of course!

Have you listened to any of Anton Lesser’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No

If you could take any character from Revelation out to dinner, who would it be and why?

Catherine Parr

Excelente!!

Mi favorito de la saga por ahora por ahora! y la actuación me encantó! Fantástico!