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C J Sansom


UK flag (b.1952)

aka The Medieval Murderers

C. J. Sansom was educated at Birmingham University, where he took a BA and then a PhD in history. After working in a variety of jobs, he retrained as a solicitor and practised in Sussex, until becoming a full-time writer. He lives in Sussex.  
 

Genres: Historical Mystery, Historical
 
Series
Shardlake
   1. Dissolution (2003)
   2. Dark Fire (2004)
   3. Sovereign (2006)
   4. Revelation (2008)
   5. Heartstone (2010)
   6. Lamentation (2014)
   7. Tombland (2018)
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Novels
   Winter in Madrid (2006)
   Dominion (2012)
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C J Sansom recommends
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Brixton Hill (2020)
Lottie Moggach
"I was soon pulled right into the novel's tight, twisting plot that never relaxes its hold. The prison scenes are extraordinarily well drawn, as are the characters, and in particular the main protagonist's fear of been pulled into a situation which could jeopardize his desperately-sought release. A first-rate and very original novel."
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The Intrigues of Jennie Lee (2020)
Alex Rosenberg
"The Intrigues of Jennie Lee is marvellous in so many ways...An excellent take on the twisted dangerous politics of 1930s Britain and a rattling good read."
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Death in the East (2019)
(Sam Wyndham, book 4)
Abir Mukherjee
"A brilliantly conceived murder mystery."

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Awards
Dagger Awards Best Novel nominee (2007) : Sovereign
Walter Scott Prize Best Historical Novel nominee (2011) : Heartstone


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