DARK FIRE

Book ID/图书代码： 05380004B08287

English Summary/英文概要： It is 1540 and the hottest summer of the sixteenth century. Matthew Shardlake, believing himself out of favour with Thomas Cromwell, is busy trying to maintain his legal practice and keep a low profile. But his involvement with a murder case, defending a girl accused of brutally murdering her young cousin, brings him once again into contact with the king’s chief minister - and a new assignment...The secret of Greek Fire, the legendary substance with which the Byzantines destroyed the Arab navies, has been lost for centuries. Now, an official of the Court of Augmentations has discovered the formula in the library of a dissolved London monastery. When Shardlake is sent to recover it, he finds the official and his alchemist brother brutally murdered - the formula has disappeared. Now, Shardlake must follow the trail of Greek Fire across Tudor London, while trying at the same time to prove his young client’s innocence. But very soon he discovers nothing is as it seems ...
Amazon UK’s top sellers list currently has DARK FIRE at number 19. (2006/8/25)

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《黑色火焰》是《土崩瓦解》的續集，故事是以1540年為背景的，Shardlake從Scarnsea回來已有三年了，這年的夏天是整個十六世紀所經歷過最熱的一個夏季。Shardlake,被拉去為Elizabeth Wentworth辯護,她被指控謀殺了她的表弟,雖然明知機會不大,他還是去了。Elizabethhas這次真是命在弦上了，但是最後時刻，Thomas Cromwell還是挺身而出了，她被改判死緩。就這樣，Shardlake再次落入了Cromwell的陷阱中，也被牽涉到了追尋那把人們普遍認為失蹤已久的、古老武器-----“希臘火焰”的奇遇中了。現在這把武器再次出現，落在了煉金術士兄弟倆的手裏。Cromwell 想把它供奉給國王，Shardlake 必須出手了

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2005年犯罪寫作協會Ellis Peters Historical匕首獎(The CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger )此獎為一九九九年首創，頒給年度最佳歷史推理小說。

In historical fiction rare is the writer who manages to do his research so well as to recreate the period he sets his story in and still resist being taken over by the wealth of facts he uncovers. C. J. Ransom is just such a writer and Dark Fire deserves its place in the best-sellers list. In total mastery of his material Ransom propels the reader into the London of 1500s populating it with the intimate detail and attention to minutiae that make the city, its time and its people as much a character in the book as its hero, hunchback lawyer Matthew Sheldrake. With political intrigue afoot, treason, murder, religious unrest and the secret of Byzantinian Greek Fire to reclaim; the stakes for Sheldrake could hardly be higher. Add to it his own poignant desire for romance, brilliantly observed insights on the development of our system of justice and an eye for the interactions between people of different classes and you end up with a masterpiece that simply shouldn’t be missed. (Kirkus UK) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Sansom appears to have entirely beaten the second novel blues.---Stella Duffy, The Guardian
Steeped in the sights, sounds and smells of one of the most fascinating periods in history...---Sainsbury’s Magazine, December 2004
此系列獲獎紀錄：DARK FIRE 獲2005年犯罪寫作協會Ellis Peters Historical匕首獎(The CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger ) 此獎為一九九九年首創，頒給年度最佳歷史推理小說。

About the Author/作者介绍： C.J. Sansom was educated at Birmingham University, where he took a BA and then a PhD in history. After working in a variety of jobs, he decided to retrain as a solicitor and to practice in Sussex, where he still lives.
C.J. Sansom畢業于伯明翰大學、獲取了文學學士和歷史學博士學位。他曾從事過多種職業，最後還是決定作一名律師。

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