Shardlake author dies days before his sleuth's TV debut
Daily Express|April 30, 2024
AUTHOR Christopher John Sansom, best known for creating the character of Matthew Shardlake, has died at the age of 71.
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Shardlake author dies days before his sleuth's TV debut

The historical novelist, known as CJ Sansom, died on Saturday according to his publisher Pan Macmillan.

Shardlake, a Tudor lawyer, was introduced in his first novel Dissolution, published 21 years ago.

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He released six further books featuring the character as well as two standalone historical novels, Winter In Madrid and Dominion.

His works have just been adapted into the Disney+ series Shardlake, which features The Innocents actor Arthur Hughes, 31, as the main character and Game Of Thrones star Sean Bean, 65, as Thomas Cromwell.

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