The first book in the bestselling }Shardlake{ series is here published in a special 10th anniversary edition. 1537: Henry VIII has proclaimed himself Supreme Head of the Church. Matthew Shardlake, lawyer and long time supporter of Reform has been sent by Cromwell to uncover the truth behind a sacrilegious murder at Scarnsea monastery in Sussex. His investigations soon force him to question everything he hears, and everything he intrinsically believes. Not final jacket image. *Also appeared in August Buyer's Notes*