
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 Matthew Shardlake

as Jack Barak

as Abbot Fabian

as Brother Jerome

as Alice

as Brother Mortimus

as Brother Edwig

as Brother Guy

as Simon Whelplay

as Brother Gabriel

as Bugge