
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 Orphan Stonegarden

as Thomas Cromwell

as Robin Singleton

as Snook

as Old Annie

as Joan

as Gatekeeper Boy

as Big Man

as Copynger

as Mark Smeaton

as Norfolk

as Jacob Crump

as Oldknoll

as Ned Skeels