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Christopher John Sansom (9 December 1952 – 27 April 2024) was a British writer of historical crime novels, best known for his Matthew Shardlake series. He also wrote the spy novel Winter in Madrid and the alternate history novel Dominion.
Sovereign, published in 2006, is a historical mystery novel by British author C. J. Sansom.It is Sansom's fourth novel and the third in the Matthew Shardlake Series.Set in the 16th century during the reign of King Henry VIII, it follows hunchbacked lawyer Matthew Shardlake and his assistant, Jack Barak, as they investigate a series of murders and a plot to question the legitimacy of the line ...
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Winter in Madrid is a spy novel written by C. J. Sansom. The setting is the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War in 1940. The main character is a wounded veteran, Harry Brett. He received his wounds during the Dunkirk withdrawal. The book is purposely set in Madrid, where Francisco Franco resided. [1]
Author’s agent said it was an ‘extraordinarily strange coincidence’ that writer died days before release of new Disney+ series ‘Shardlake’
Dark Fire is a historical mystery novel by British author C. J. Sansom. It is Sansom's second novel, released in 2004, and also the second in the Matthew Shardlake Series. Set in the 16th century during the reign of Tudor King Henry VIII, it follows hunchbacked lawyer Shardlake's search to recover the long-lost formula for Greek fire.
Shardlake is a four-part television series on Disney+ based on the Shardlake series of historical mystery novels by C. J. Sansom set in the reign of Henry VIII in the 16th century. The series is adapted by Stephen Butchard and directed by Justin Chadwick and produced by The Forge.
Dominion is a 2012 alternate history novel by British author C. J. Sansom.It is a political thriller set in the early 1950s against the backdrop of a Britain that has become a satellite state of Nazi Germany. [1]