Well, I enjoyed that. Big and meaty and filled with murder and intrigue and peril as Matthew Shardlake is drawn in, against his better judgement, for a the hunt of a dangerous book written by and stolen from the sixth wife of Henry the 8th, Catherine Parr. Shardlake is ever so slightly besotted with the Queen, which is why he's willing to jump into the midst of warring religious factions, but it's the people he drags along with him whose safety and well being cause him guilt and worry. There's also a vxatious court case, a dying enemy and impending celebrations to celebrate a new treaty with the French to keep things interesting.

Solid, well-plotted historical mystery with likeable central character and a the squalor, pageantry and domesticity you need to keep you in the world.