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Lamentation
Matthew Shardlake Book 6
Book 6 of the Matthew Shardlake series.1546. King Henry is dying, and the court is torn between Catholic and Protestant factions. When Queen Catherine Parr's secret, heretical manuscript is stolen, she turns to Shardlake to recover it. He must navigate a deadly maze of treason to save the Queen's life—and his own.
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1546. King Henry is dying, and the court is torn between Catholic and Protestant factions. When Queen Catherine Parr's secret, heretical manuscript is stolen, she turns to Shardlake to recover it. He must navigate a deadly maze of treason to save the Queen's life—and his own.
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A good next step after Lamentation is Dissolution, Dark Fire, Sovereign.
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Lamentation was published in 2014.