Order of Matthew Shardlake Books

Order of Matthew Shardlake Books

Matthew Shardlake Mysteries by CJ Sansom

Matthew Shardlake is the featured character in a series of historical mystery novels by British novelist C.J. Sansom. Shardlake is a hunchbacked lawyer who works on commission from Thomas Cromwell (who he is a long-time supporter of), and then others later on.

C.J. Sansom began his Matthew Shardlake series in 2003 with the novel Dissolution. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of C.J. Sansom’s Matthew Shardlake books in order of when they were first released (which is also their chronological order):

Publication Order of Matthew Shardlake Books

Dissolution

(2003)

Dark Fire

(2004)

Sovereign

(2006)

Revelation

(2008)

Heartstone

(2010)

Lamentation

(2014)

Tombland

(2018)