{"product_id":"dark-fire-a-matthew-shardlake-tudor-mystery-1","title":"Dark Fire: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery","description":"The second novel in the Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery series—the inspiration for the Hulu original series Shardlake!\n\nIn 1540, during the reign of Henry VIII, Shardlake is asked to help a young girl accused of murder. She refuses to speak in her defense even when threatened with torture. But just when the case seems lost, Thomas Cromwell, the king’s feared vicar general, offers Shardlake two more weeks to prove his client’s innocence. In exchange, Shardlake must find a lost cache of \"Dark Fire,\" a legendary weapon of mass destruction. What ensues is a page-turning adventure, filled with period detail and history.\n\n\"Atmospheric and engaging\" (Margaret George), this second book in Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery series delves again into the dark and superstitious world of Cromwell's England introduced in Dissolution.\n\nAwarded the CWA Diamond Dagger – the highest honor in British crime writing\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0143036432\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0143036432.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Sansom, C. J.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729217589309,"sku":"BVV.0143036432.A","price":5.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0143036432-0_2d0f0773-a3e3-4af4-b479-5eb7e445f225.jpg?v=1763412697","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/dark-fire-a-matthew-shardlake-tudor-mystery-1","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}