C j sansom biography of michael douglas

Chris Sansom, Scottish author of the popular Shardlake historical crime series, has died at the age of His first novel, Dissolution, introducing lawyer Matthew Shardlake, was published 21 years ago and he went on to write six more Shardlake novels as part of a bestselling series. His longtime editor and publisher, Maria Rejt, said Sansom "worked tirelessly on each book, never wanting to disappoint a single reader.

Sansom started in life as a historian and later retrained as a lawyer.

Sansom also enjoyed success with two standalone historical novels, Winter in Madrid and Dominion. Rejt described her late colleague as "an intensely private person, Chris wished from the very start only to be published quietly and without fanfare". Anthony Topping, Sansom's agent, added: "He had a loathing of injustice of any kind and a special contempt for bullies.

Actor Hughes, who plays the titular role in the adaptation, posted his condolences on X , external , saying it was "truly an honour to bring his most famous character to screen. He was educated at Birmingham University and worked in a variety of jobs before retraining as a solicitor and practising in Sussex, before becoming a full-time writer.

He combined both history and law in his debut novel Dissolution, which took readers into the dark heart of Tudor England in a gripping novel of monastic treachery and death.

I think because it is so absorbing it uses up all your emotions, I think that is credit to C J Samson who is such a imaginative and fantastic.

There are nearly three million copies of the series in print. Image source, PanMacmillan. Emma Saunders. Legal training.