The minor characters-his assistant, Jack Barak (also a 'misfit', due to his Jewish heritage), and Dr Guy Malton (another unique character - the clever Morisco, expelled from his native Spain), are given more prominent roles in this novel, a fact which delighted me. Matthew shows immense physical and moral courage, strongly facing up to insults and taunts, at the same time as confronting a murderous enemy, who for most of the novel has the upper hand.
Matthew Shardlake is an enigmatic lawyer, shunned and mocked by many in society, due to his physical deformity: he comes across as an immensely compassionate and clever man - born ahead of his time. Political intrigue also abounds, leading Matthew once again to become involved in complex events, the likes of which he had hoped to consign firmly to his past. Set in Tudor times, with Henry VIII pursuing Catherine Parr, in the hope of making her his sixth wife. Summary: The fourth instalment of the immensely popular Shardlake series, and yet again, CJ Sansom has written a stunningly haunting novel.
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