
The year is 1536. Lawyer Matthew Shardlake finds his life turned upside down when Thomas Cromwell sends him to investigate a suspicious death at the remote monastery of Scarnsea. Deception, deceit, and corruption are rife as it soon becomes clear that the murder is not the first. Shardlake is drawn into a web of lies that threatens not only his integrity but his life.

as Thomas Cromwell

as Norflok

as Doctor Goodhap

as Robin Singleton

as Snook

as Old Annie

as Joan

as Brother Andrew

as Boy Shardlake

as Gatekeeper Boy

as Bystander

as Bystander

as Big Man