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This was a pretty good read overall. Somewhere between three and four stars. There are a couple of mystery plots, and one of them was more interesting to me than the other. Oddly for me, the one I enjoyed more was a family drama, and the other was about court intrigue, etc.

There's also a friendship plot, which I enjoyed very much. Shardlake has to work with a cynical street tough. It looks like he'll continue as a sidekick, and I look forward to his appearance in future books.

It's very difficult to focus on books that are new to me right now, so I'm very glad I was able to finish this. I'll continue with this series at some point. It's a little dull, but that's a good escape for me sometimes.

A perfect sequel

The first book in this series introduced you to the main character and tried to give you an understanding of the climate of England during the early-mid 1500s. This book continues this theme whilst giving you even more insight into the political movements whilst producing a simple wonderful story with incredibly thought out characters. It is very hard to make characters feel real whilst also making them seem nice. Nice people in real life lose their temper, say mean things and sometimes make questionable decisions. You far too often see “nice” characters always just doing the “right” thing. Characters in this book don't and it made my truly appreciate them more!