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C J Sansom


(Christopher John Sansom)
UK flag (1952 - 2024)

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.
 

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
2022 CWA Diamond Dagger

Award nominations
2019 CWA Dagger in the Library (longlist)
2019 British Book Award for Fiction Book of the Year (shortlist) : Tombland
2017 CWA Dagger in the Library (shortlist)
2013 CrimeFest: eDunnit Award (nominee) : Dominion
2011 Walter Scott Prize for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : Heartstone
2011 CrimeFest: eDunnit Award (nominee) : Heartstone
2008 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Sovereign
2008 CWA Dagger in the Library (commended)
2007 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : Sovereign
2007 CWA Dagger in the Library (commended)
2007 Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel (nominee) : Sovereign
2006 CWA Dagger in the Library (shortlist)


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