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Advocaat van kwade zaken by C.J. Sansom

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avl_book_girl's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

testaroscia's review against another edition

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4.0

Actually just read this out of order but as they are stand alone that did not really matter. Sansom is, so far, the best of the historical whodunnit crowd. The others that i love (Eco, Iain Pears) are all one off. He is not afraid (and I really do not mind) the extra hundred odd pages of character development and historical context. Plus, having spent a wonderful Xmas in York i loved the setting.

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

cristomattic's review against another edition

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adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

lisainbookland's review against another edition

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challenging informative sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

As CJ Sansom had sadly recently died I picked up the next Shardlake and I’m so glad I did. I think this was my favourite so far. Shardlake and Barack go to York as they have some business with a royal tour up there, however also end up getting involved with a man who is being imprisoned for treason and a mystery with secret documents. I love the dynamic between Shardlake and his assistant, which isn’t always easy and the complexity of the characters’ feelings is delightful. Shardlake also makes some other interesting friends in this one — can’t wait to read the next.

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