"Set against the backdrop of Henry VIII’s royal court, this bloodthirsty mystery calls for the return of Cardinal Wolsey’s most trusted investigator."
Tensions are running high in the Tudor household. Cardinal Wolsey keeps a watchful eye on political, religious and romantic agendas as he prepares for the opening of Parliament and there are questions to be asked of everyone when a visiting critic is found brutally murdered at Richmond Palace. Royal trumpeter and super sleuth, Anthony Blanke, is drafted in to investigate the grisly crime – a killing that triggers a chain of others in this highly charged thriller.
Skilfully drawn and powerfully evocative, the second novel in the Anthony Blanke series leaves little to the imagination. Intricate murder scenes are played out in all their gruesome glory, and the portrait of London and its people feels as authentic as any you’ll find; the stench of illness and poverty juxtaposed brilliantly with life behind the palace gates.
The crime scenes are not for the faint-hearted, but nor do they feel gratuitous. Steven Veerapen draws upon his extensive knowledge of the period to create a narrative that always rings true – a time where the powerful rule and any challenge to authority can have dramatic and bloody consequences!
Corruption and murder in Tudor times may feel like familiar territory, but nothing about Of Judgement Fallen feels anything but fresh. Just keep reminding yourself that it’s a work of fiction and not historical fact … it’s so good, it could almost be believable.
Spring, 1523. Henry VIII readies England for war with France. The King's chief minister, Cardinal Wolsey, prepares to open Parliament at Blackfriars. The eyes of the country turn towards London. But all is not well in Wolsey's household. A visiting critic of the Cardinal is found brutally slain whilst awaiting an audience at Richmond Palace. He will not be the last to die.
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Spring, 1523. Henry VIII readies England for war with France.
Of Judgement Fallen features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Action Adventure, Crime and Mystery, Thriller and Suspense, Historical adventure fiction, Fiction
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Of Judgement Fallen was written by Steven Veerapen and published by Birlinn Ltd an imprint of Birlinn General
Of Judgement Fallen has 384 pages
Yes it is part of The Anthony Blanke Mysteries series
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