Shardlake 01 - Dissolution by C. J. Sansom

Author:C. J. Sansom [Sansom, C. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery, Religion, Historical, Thriller
ISBN: 9780142004302
Google: ugjRHAAACAAJ
Amazon: 0142004308
Goodreads: 138685
Publisher: Pan
Published: 2002-12-31T23:00:00+00:00

‘Normally, it’s locked,’ he said, ‘to make sure he doesn’t go wandering.’ He pushed the door open. ‘Jerome, the commissioner wishes to see you.’

Brother Jerome’s cell was as austere as those I passed had been comfortable. No fire burned in the empty grate, and apart from a crucifix above the bed the whitewashed walls were bare. The old Carthusian sat on the bed dressed only in his nether hose; his skinny torso was twisted and bent around the shoulders, as knotted and crooked as my own but with the marks of injury not deformity. Brother Guy stood bent over him with a cloth, washing a dozen small weals that disfigured his skin. Some were red, others yellow with pus. An ewer of water gave off the sharp smell of lavender.

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