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C.J. Sansom

C.J. Sansom

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C.J. Sansom

Christopher John "C.J." Sansom is an English writer of crime novels. He was born in 1952 and was educated at the University of Birmingham, where he took a BA and then a PhD in history. After working in a variety of jobs, he decided to retrain as a solicitor. He practised for a while in Sussex as a lawyer for the disadvantaged, before quitting in order to work full-time as a writer.He came to prominence with his series set in the reign of Henry VIII in the 16th century, whose main character is the hunchbacked lawyer Matthew Shardlake. Shardlake works on commission initially from Thomas Cromwell in Dissolution and Dark Fire and then Thomas Cranmer in Sovereign and Revelation.The BBC have commissioned an adaptation of Dissolution with the actor Kenneth Branagh set to star as Shardlake. The rest of the Shardlake books are expected to follow. C. J. Sansom has been consulted on the series, which is in the final stages of negotiation.[citation needed].He has also written Winter in Madrid, a thriller set in Spain in 1940 in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War.Dark Fire won the 2005 Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, awarded by the Crime Writers' Association (CWA). Sansom himself was "Very Highly Commended" in the 2007 CWA Dagger in the Library award, for the Shardlake series.(from Wikipedia®)


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Christopher John "C.J." Sansom is an English writer of crime novels. He was born in 1952 and was educated at the University of Birmingham, where he took a BA and then a PhD in history. After working in a variety of jobs, he decided to retrain as a solicitor. He practised for a while in Sussex as a lawyer for the disadvantaged, before quitting in order to work full-time as a writer.He came to prominence with his series set in the reign of Henry VIII in the 16th century, whose main character is the hunchbacked lawyer Matthew Shardlake. Shardlake works on commission initially from Thomas Cromwell in Dissolution and Dark Fire and then Thomas Cranmer in Sovereign and Revelation.The BBC have commissioned an adaptation of Dissolution with the actor Kenneth Branagh set to star as Shardlake. The rest of the Shardlake books are expected to follow. C. J. Sansom has been consulted on the series, which is in the final stages of negotiation.[citation needed].He has also written Winter in Madrid, a thriller set in Spain in 1940 in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War.Dark Fire won the 2005 Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, awarded by the Crime Writers' Association (CWA). Sansom himself was "Very Highly Commended" in the 2007 CWA Dagger in the Library award, for the Shardlake series.(from Wikipedia®)


Author's Books
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Winter in Madrid

C. J. Sansom

1940: The Spanish Civil War is over, and Madrid lies ruined. Into this...

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Sovereign

C. J. Sansom

Autumn, 1541: Following the uncovering of a plot against his throne in...

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Revelation

C. J. Sansom

The fourth book in the Shardlake mystery series takes place in 1543. When...

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Dissolution - The Shardlake Series

C. J. Sansom

In what's being called a brilliant debut, Sansom presents a riveting...

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Dominion

C. J. Sansom

Title: Dominion Binding: Paperback Author: C J Sansom Publisher:...

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Dissolution (The Shardlake series)

C. J. Sansom

Henry VIII has ordered the dissolution of the monasteries and England is...

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[(Dark Fire)] [by: C J Sansom]

C. J. Sansom

When a friend's niece is charged with murder and threatened with...

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Revelation (The Shardlake series)

C. J. Sansom

Spring, 1543. King Henry VIII is wooing Lady Catherine Parr, whom he wants...

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Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3)

C.J. Sansom

When Henry VIII sets out to quell rebellion in the north and transport a...

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Heartstone (The Shardlake series)

C. J. Sansom

Summer, 1545. England is at war. Henry VIII's invasion of France has...

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Dominion

C. J. Sansom

The Great Smog. London. 1952. A dense, choking fog engulfs the city and...

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Lamentation (Matthew Shardlake)

C. J. Sansom

As Henry VIII lies on his deathbed, an incendiary manuscript threatens to...

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The C J Sansom CD Box Set:Dissolution,Dark Fire,Sovereign,Revelation

C. J. Sansom

Contains four titles from a critically acclaimed and popular historical...

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The Lost Prophecies (Medieval Murderers)

The Medieval Murderers

575 AD: A baby is washed up on the Irish coast and is taken to the nearest...

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C. J. Sansom Five Audiobook CD Boxset

C. J. Sansom

Spring, 1543. King Henry VIII is wooing Lady Catherine Parr, whom he wants...


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