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18 hours, 53 minutes • first pub 2004 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781447291558
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Pan Macmillan - Macmillan Digital Audio
Publication date: 23 October 2014
Description
It is 1540, and Henry VIII has been on the throne for thirty-one years when Matthew Shardlake, the lawyer renowned as "the sharpest hunchback in the courts of England," is pressed to help a friend's young niece who is charged with murder. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,398 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
adventurous 65%
tense 64%
informative 30%
emotional 17%
challenging 16%
reflective 9%
sad 7%
inspiring 1%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 50% | A mix: 47% | Character: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 52% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 44% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detailModerate
Murder, Torture, Religious bigotryMinor
Animal death, Antisemitism, Excrement18 hours, 53 minutes • first pub 2004 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781447291558
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Pan Macmillan - Macmillan Digital Audio
Publication date: 23 October 2014
Description
It is 1540, and Henry VIII has been on the throne for thirty-one years when Matthew Shardlake, the lawyer renowned as "the sharpest hunchback in the courts of England," is pressed to help a friend's young niece who is charged with murder. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,398 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
adventurous 65%
tense 64%
informative 30%
emotional 17%
challenging 16%
reflective 9%
sad 7%
inspiring 1%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 50% | A mix: 47% | Character: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 52% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 44% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detailModerate
Murder, Torture, Religious bigotryMinor
Animal death, Antisemitism, Excrement