Revelation (C. J. Sansom novel)

Revelation

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Author	C. J. Sansom
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Series	Matthew Shardlake Series
Subject	Crime
Genre	Historical mystery
Publisher	Macmillan
Publication date	4 April 2008
Media type	Hardback
Pages	452
ISBN
Preceded by	Sovereign
Followed by	Heartstone

Revelation is a historical mystery novel by British author C. J. Sansom. It is Sansom's fifth novel, and the fourth in the Matthew Shardlake Series. Set in 1543 during the reign of King Henry VIII, it follows hunchbacked lawyer Shardlake and his assistant, Jack Barak as they hunt the killer of a fellow lawyer.

The plot centres around the challenges of post reformation England and draws on the prophesies of the Book of Revelation and features Archbishop Cranmer.

Revelation was short listed for the Books Direct Crime Thriller of the Year 2009 and the Crime Writers Association Ellis Peters Historical Dagger in 2008.