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| Author | C. J. Sansom |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Matthew Shardlake Series |
| Subject | Crime |
| Genre | Historical mystery |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
Publication date | 18 October 2018 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Hardback |
| Pages | 880 |
| ISBN | 9781447284482 |
| Preceded by | Lamentation |
Tombland is a historical mystery novel by British author C. J. Sansom. It is the seventh book in the Matthew Shardlake series, following 2014's Lamentation.[1] Set in the summer of 1549, the story deals with the investigation of a murder in Norfolk. Matthew Shardlake is entrusted by Princess Elizabeth, later Elizabeth I, to investigate the murder of the wife of a distant relative of hers. During the course of the investigation Shardlake gets involved in Kett's Rebellion.
The title comes from the Tombland area of Norwich which is situated just outside Norwich Cathedral. Tombland's etymology is Danish in origin meaning 'empty space' or 'open land', and in the 11th century the area was home to an Anglo-Scandinavian marketplace.[2]
- ^ "Lamentation". Fantasticfiction. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "The Viking Norwich Trail". Norfolk Heritage Explorer. Retrieved 2 February 2023.