Groaning. Sense Christopher John

England, 1556. The last year of the life of King Henry VIII. The most difficult over the entire time of his reign. Heretical rebellion, rude attacks on the queen, fundamental changes in foreign policy, forced attempts to reconcile with the Pope, and at the end-the blow below the belt: the transition of the secret advice to the control of the reformers...

on this alarming background, a detective-appropriate Matthew Chardlake is investigating a strange crime that happened in the chambers of Ekaterina Parr, the wife of Henry, - the abduction of a precious ring. In fact, Chardleyk is soon convinced of this - the ring is a trick, the Queen's manuscript called “Range of the sinner” is stolen, and its publication can cost Catherine of life...

in the world of literary heroes and in the minds of today's reader an image of Matthew Chardlake occupies an honorable place in a row with such famous characters as Sherlock Holmes, Erkul Poiro, Niro Wulf and Commissar Megre.