Dark Fire

Volume 2 in the Shardlake series. 

Matthew Shardlake has his hands full. Balancing property disputes with the case of a young woman accused of murder, he barely has time to worry about whether he has fallen out of favour with Thomas Cromwell. But, when the minister tasks him with finding the mysterious formula for Greek Fire, an ancient warfare secret lost for centuries, Shardlake can’t refuse. As he arrives at the monastery claiming to house the secret, he instead discovers a scene of grisly murder. Once again, Shardlake finds himself at the heart of a case he’s compelled to solve. 

Winner of the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger.