BasedontheinternationallyacclaimedTudormurdermysterynovelsbyC.J.Sansom,thefour-partdramaissetin16thcenturyEnglandduringthedissolutionofthemonasteries.TheserieswillfollowthestoryofMatthewShardlake,alawyerwithanacutesenseofjusticeandoneofthefewhonestmeninaworldbesetwithschemingandplots.ShardlakeworksforThomasCromwell,thedangerousandall-powerfulright-handmantoHenryVIII.DespiteShardlake’sunwaveringloyaltytoCromwellandtheCrown,hispositioninsocietyisunfavoredduetohisappearance,asapersonlivingwithscoliosisduringtheTudorperiod,sufferingtheindignityofbeingabusedasa“crookback”whereverheturns.AsheinvestigatesthemurderofoneofCromwell’scommissionersatamonasteryintheremotetownofScarnsea,heisaccompaniedbyJackBarak,acockyandgood-lookingcharacterwhomaybeCromwell’sspy.
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