Christopher John Sansom was a British novelist best known for successful crime series, set in Tudor England that featured barrister Matthew Shardlake.
4 Episode s . 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.