Revelation (Sansom novel)

Revelation
	First edition cover
Author	C. J. Sansom
Language	English
Series	Matthew Shardlake Series
Subject	Crime
Genre	Historical mystery
Publisher	Macmillan
Publication date	4 April 2008
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Hardback
Pages	452
ISBN	1-4050-9272-6
Preceded by	Sovereign
Followed by	Heartstone

Revelation is a historical mystery novel by British author C. J. Sansom. It is Sansom's fifth novel, and the fourth in the Matthew Shardlake Series. Set in 1543^[1] during the reign of King Henry VIII, it follows hunchbacked lawyer Shardlake and his assistant, Jack Barak as they hunt the killer of a fellow lawyer - who turns out to be a religiously fanatic serial killer, insane but highly intelligent and capable.

Plot

The plot centres around the challenges of Reformation England,^[2] draws on the prophesies of the Book of Revelation and features Archbishop Cranmer.^[1]

Awards and nominations

Revelation was short listed for the Books Direct Crime Thriller of the Year 2009^[3] and the Crime Writers Association Ellis Peters Historical Dagger in 2008.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Merritt, Stephanie (27 April 2008). "Revelation". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
^ Hardyment, Christina (28 March 2008). "Revelation". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
^ Flood, Alison (10 March 2009). "Obama battles vampires for Galaxy prize". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
^ "CWA Shortlist". Retrieved 19 September 2010.

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[Guardian-1] Merritt, Stephanie (27 April 2008). "Revelation". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 September 2010.

[2] Hardyment, Christina (28 March 2008). "Revelation". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2010.

[3] Flood, Alison (10 March 2009). "Obama battles vampires for Galaxy prize". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 September 2010.

[4] "CWA Shortlist". Retrieved 19 September 2010.

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v t e Novels by C. J. Sansom
Matthew Shardlake novels	Dissolution (2003) Dark Fire (2004) Sovereign (2006) Revelation (2008) Heartstone (2010) Lamentation (2014) Tombland (2018)
Other novels	Winter in Madrid (2006) Dominion (2012)