C.J Sansom, author of the SHardlake series dies - 3 days before a TV adaptation of the first book is aired
C.J Sansom, author of the SHardlake series dies - 3 days before a TV adaptation of the first book is aired
‘I realised how like the 20th century [the Tudor age] was in its anxiety and uncertainty, even though people thought so differently then’
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CJ Sansom, the popular crime author who created the character Matthew Shardlake, has died aged 71.
The historical novelist, whose full name was Christopher John Sansom, died on Saturday, according to his publisher Pan Macmillan.
His Tudor murder-mystery novels have recently been adapted to the screen by Disney+, with the first season to be released on Wednesday.
Sansom’s first novel, Dissolution, featuring the lawyer-turned-detective Shardlake, dubbed the “Tudor Morse”, was published 21 years ago.
He wrote six further novels featuring Shardlake and two standalone historical novels, Winter in Madrid, and Dominion.
Sansom recently won the Crime Writers’ Association Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for his outstanding contribution to the genre.
There are more than three million copies of his books in print, according to his publisher.
This is the first I've heard of the TV show, I love the books! Too young to go!
2 0 ReplyI have started this series and have thoroughly enjoyed the first two episodes.
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