Character · Shardlake and his household · 6 books
Jack Barak
Jack Barak is a former agent of Cromwell and Shardlake’s assistant.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- Dark Fire (2004)
- Latest appearance
- Tombland (2018)
- Books
- 6 (6 major)
- Series
- Matthew Shardlake
- Author
- C.J. Sansom
- Circle
- Shardlake and his household
Where to meet Jack Barak
Jack Barak first appears in Dark Fire (2004), in a major role, book 2 of the Matthew Shardlake series.
Every book with Jack Barak
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 2004MDark Firemajor role · Matthew ShardlakeAssigned to Shardlake by CromwellBuy
- 2006MSovereignmajor role · Matthew ShardlakeBuy
- 2008MRevelationmajor role · Matthew ShardlakeBuy
- 2010MHeartstonemajor role · Matthew ShardlakeBuy
- 2014MLamentationmajor role · Matthew ShardlakeBuy
- 2018MTomblandmajor role · Matthew ShardlakeBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Guy MaltonMoorish physician and Shardlake’s friend | 6 |
| Matthew ShardlakeHunchbacked lawyer in Tudor London | 6 |
| Tamasin ReedbourneBarak’s wife | 5 |
| Richard RichRuthless royal official | 3 |
| Catherine ParrHenry VIII’s last queen | 2 |
| Nicholas OvertonYoung law student and Shardlake’s assistant | 2 |