This is the equivalent of today’s pro bono work, as it is a court for poor people. When the book opens, Shardlake represents working class people in the Court of Requests. In Revelation, Shardlake works as a senior barrister, a very prestigious position, in Lincoln’s Inn. He works for prominent Privy Council men in Tudor England, including Thomas Cranmer and Thomas Cromwell. The main character throughout the series is the lawyer Matthew Shardlake. Before writing full-time, Sansom practiced as a solicitor in England. Sansom writes historical novels with crime and mystery elements, and he is best known for the Matthew Shardlake novels. Shortlisted for the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award, critics praise it for its complex, layered plot and historical accuracy. Set in England in 1543, it follows a lawyer and his assistant as they hunt for whoever murdered a fellow lawyer. Revelation (2008), a historical mystery novel by Christopher John Sansom, is the fourth book in the Matthew Shardlake series.
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