Summary & Analysis - Dissolution: Based On The Book By C.J. Sansom

SUMMARY & ANALYSIS

DISSOLUTION

BASED ON THE BOOK BY C.J. SANSOM

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CONTENT

The Summons and Arrival

First Encounters and the Discovery

Initial Investigations and Suspects

Monastery Life and Rising Tensions

A Second Death and Missing Accounts

Unearthing Secrets and Shifting Suspicions

Journey to London and a Darker Truth

Return to Scarnsea and Mounting Evidence

The Unmasking and Confrontation

General Analysis

ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK

Dissolution by C.J. Sansom unfolds in 1537 as Thomas Cromwell orders the dissolution of England's monasteries. When Cromwell's Commissioner, Singleton, is found brutally murdered at a monastery, the lawyer Dr. Shardlake is sent to uncover the truth. His investigation plunges him into a world of monastic secrets, conflicting loyalties, and the fear of impending religious upheaval. Shardlake must navigate a complex web of potential suspects and hidden motives within the isolated community as he seeks to solve the murder and understand the forces at play during this turbulent period of history. The book masterfully blends a gripping murder mystery with the historical backdrop of the English Reformation.

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Release date

Audiobook: 11 March 2025