BasedontheinternationallyalaimedTudormurdermysterynovelsbyC.J.Sansom,thefour-partdramaissetin16thcenturyEnglanuringthedissolutionofthemonasteries.TheserieswillfollowthestoryofMatthewShardlake,alawyerwithanacutesenseofjusticeandoneofthefewhonestmeninaworldbesetwithschemingandplots.ShardlakeworksforThomasCromwell,thedangerousandall-powerfulright-handmantoHenryVIII.DespiteShardlake’sunwaveringloyaltytoCromwellandtheCrown,hispositioninsocietyisunfavoreuetohisappearance,asapersonlivingwithscoliosisduringtheTudorperiod,sufferingtheindignityofbeingabusedasa“crookback”whereverheturns.AsheinvestigatesthemurderofoneofCromwell’scommissionersatamonasteryintheremotetownofScarnsea,heisaompaniedbyJackBarak,acockyandgood-lookingcharacterwhomaybeCromwell’sspy.
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