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Dark Fire
Matthew Shardlake Book 2
Book 2 of the Matthew Shardlake series.Shardlake faces a race against time to defend a girl accused of murder, while simultaneously searching for the lost formula of "Greek Fire" for Thomas Cromwell. Set in the stifling heat of 1540 London, he must navigate the city's slums and the court's treachery to save his own neck.
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Shardlake faces a race against time to defend a girl accused of murder, while simultaneously searching for the lost formula of "Greek Fire" for Thomas Cromwell. Set in the stifling heat of 1540 London, he must navigate the city's slums and the court's treachery to save his own neck.
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Is Dark Fire part of a series?
Dark Fire is linked to Part of the Matthew Shardlake series as book 2..
What should I read after Dark Fire?
A good next step after Dark Fire is Dissolution, Sovereign, Revelation.
When was Dark Fire published?
Dark Fire was published in 2004.