Dark Fire by C.J. Sansom

Dark Fire

The Shardlake Series #2

C.J. Sansom

502 pages • first pub 2004 (view editions)

fiction historical mystery adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
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From the bestselling author of Winter in Madrid and Dominion comes a second riveting sixteenth-century thriller featuring hunchback lawyer Matthew Shardlake In 1540, during the reign of Henry VIII, Shardlake is asked to help a young girl accused ...

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Community Reviews

4.11
based on 2,189 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 89%

adventurous: 67%

dark: 63%

tense: 62%

informative: 34%

challenging: 18%

emotional: 18%

sad: 10%

reflective: 9%

hopeful: 2%

inspiring: 2%

relaxing: 2%

funny: 1%

Pace

22% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
16% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

48% of readers chose Plot
49% of readers chose A mix
1% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

60% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

63% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

57% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

38% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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