Summer, 1545. England is at war. Henry VIII's invasion of France has gone badly wrong. Meanwhile Matthew Shardlake is given an intriguing legal case by an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr. He is asked to investigate claims of 'monstrous wrongs' committed against a young ward of the court, which have already involved one mysterious death.
Key Features
Henry VIII's invasion of France has gone badly wrong.
Meanwhile Matthew Shardlake is given an intriguing legal case
by an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr.
He is asked to investigate claims of 'monstrous wrongs'
committed against a young ward of the court,
which have already involved one mysterious death.
