Sovereign

The third Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery by C. J. Sansom.

Now in Sovereign, Shardlake faces the most terrifying threat in the age of Tudor imprisonment in the Tower of London.

Shardlake and his loyal assistant Jack Barak find themselves embroiled in royal intrigue when a plot against King Henry VIII is uncovered in York. A dangerous conspirator they have been charged with transporting to London is connected to the death of a local glazier.

Endorsements

Awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger — the highest honor in British crime writing.

His first book in the Matthew Shardlake series, Dissolution, was selected by P. D. James in The Wall Street Journal as one of her top five all-time favorite books.