The first three Shardlake mysteries have won over critics and readers alike. In "Revelation," Sansomas newest book in the series, the year is 1543 and King Henry VIII is wooing Lady Catherine Parr, a woman sympathetic to reform, whom he wants for his sixth wifea much to the dismay of Archbishop Cranmer and the embattled Protestant faction at court. Meanwhile, Matthew Shardlake is working to defend a teenage boy, a religious fanatic who is being held in the infamous Bedlam hospital for the insane. When an old friend of Shardlakeas is murdered, he vows to bring the killer to justice. His search leads him back to Bedlam but also to Catherine Parraand the dark prophecies of the Book of Revelation. As Bishop Bonner prepares to purge London of Protestants, Shardlake, with his assistant Jack Barak, uncovers a series of horrific murders that shake them all to the core. "Revelation"athe strongest novel in the series to dateais sure to delight Sansomas many fans and bring him to a wider audience.