Book guide
Heartstone
With France threatening invasion, Shardlake’s search for justice leads toward Portsmouth and the Mary Rose.
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalPolitical intrigueHistoricalWar storyHistoricalCourt politicsHistoricalClass divideMysteryWhodunnitMysteryDetective proceduralThrillerPolitical intrigue
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About Heartstone
Set in 1545, the novel sends Matthew Shardlake and Jack Barak south as England prepares for war with France. Asked to investigate wrongs against a young ward of court, Shardlake is drawn into old rivalries, new dangers, and the tense world around Henry VIII’s fleet.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Slow
Series
Matthew Shardlake · Book 5 of 7
Content warnings
- animal death
- child death
- confinement
- mental illness
- rape
- violence
- forced institutionalization
- grief
- death of parent
- murder
- pregnancy
- war
- injury
