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C. J. Sansom: Dissolution (2004, Pan Books)

455 pages

English language

Published Sept. 12, 2004 by Pan Books.

ISBN:
978-0-330-41196-7
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The book is a great read, the audio version should be avoided at all costs.

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Dissolution

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1) "'Oh, a few orders live straitly. But don't forget the Carthusians died because they refused to recognize the king as head of the Church. They all want the pope back. And now it seems one of them has turned to murder.' I sighed. 'I am sorry you must be involved in this.' 'Men of honour should not be afraid of danger.' 'One should always be afraid of danger.'"

2) "'On what evidence? And how question them, the torture? I thought you disapproved of such methods.' 'Of course not. But — stiff questioning?' 'And what if I am wrong, and it is not one of them at all? And how would we keep such a mass arrest secret?' 'But — time and danger press.' 'Do you think I don't know that?' I burst out in sudden anger. 'But bullying won't fetch out the truth. Singleton tried that and look where …

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