Matthew Shardlake Book IV. Spring, 1543 - Henry VIII is wooing Catherine Parr, wife number six. Archbishop Cranmer and the embattled protestant faction at court are watching keenly, as Lady Catherine is known to have reformist sympathies. Meanwhile, Matthew Shardlake is working on the case of a teenage boy who has been committed to Bedlam, amid fears that the boy's terrifying religious mania could lead to him being branded as a heretic. When an old friend is murdered, Shardlake promises the widow that he will bring the killer to justice. His search leads him to Lady Catherine, Cranmer - and the dark prophecies of the Book of Revelation. As a purge of Protestants is being readied by London's Biship Bonner, a series of horrific murders occur which cause talk of witchcraft and demonic possession - for what else would the Tudor mind make of a serial killer...? https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/heartstone-c-j-sansom/https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/lamentation-c-j-sansom/