C. J. Sansom

C. J. Sansom
Born(1952-12-09)9 December 1952
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died27 April 2024(2024-04-27) (aged 71)
near Brighton, England, UK
OccupationAuthor, solicitor
GenresHistorical fiction and crime fiction
Notable worksShardlake series
Notable awardsSidewise Award
Website
pages.panmacmillan.com/c-j-sansom

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. He won numerous book awards, including the 2005 Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, the Sidewise Award for Alternate History in 2013 and the Cartier Diamond Dagger in 2022. Shardlake, a television series based on Sansom's novel Dissolution, started streaming on Disney+ less than a week after his death.