Winter, 1537: Henry VIII has declared himself Supreme Head of the Church, and instructed his Cromwell to dissolve England's religious houses and seize their wealth. But when one of the King's Commissioners is been found brutally murdered in a monastery, the King needs a quick, discreet result. He sends his lawyer-detective, Matthew Shardlake, to investigate. However, as Shardlake delves into the mystery, it becomes clear that the case will not be simple to solve. This atmospheric dramatization brings the first in the Matthew Shardlake series to electrifying life. Unabridged.