Book guide
Revelation
A friend’s murder pulls Shardlake into a chilling case shaped by prophecy, fanaticism, and Tudor power struggles.
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalPolitical intrigueHistoricalCourt politicsMysteryWhodunnitMysteryDetective proceduralThrillerPolitical intrigueThrillerRace against timeThrillerSerial killer
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About Revelation
In 1543, Matthew Shardlake is already defending a troubled religious obsessive when a close friend is brutally killed. His search for justice draws him toward Archbishop Cranmer, Catherine Parr, and a string of murders echoing the Book of Revelation.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Fast
Series
Matthew Shardlake · Book 4 of 7
Content warnings
- murder
- violence
- gore
- religious persecution
- mental illness
- forced institutionalization
- torture
- medical trauma
