Shardlake works on commission initially from Thomas Cromwell in Dissolution and Dark Fire, then Archbishop Thomas Cranmer in Sovereign and Revelation, Queen Catherine Parr in Heartstone and Lamentation and finally Princess Elizabeth in Tombland. The series' main character is the hunchbacked lawyer Matthew Shardlake, who is assisted in his adventures by Mark Poer, then Jack Barak and also Nicholas Overton. Sansom came to prominence with the Shardlake series, his historical mystery series set in the reign of Henry VIII in the 16th century. He practised in Sussex as a lawyer for the disadvantaged, before leaving the legal profession to become a full-time writer. After working in a variety of jobs, he decided to retrain as a solicitor. Subsequently he was educated at the University of Birmingham, where he took a BA and then a PhD in history. Sansom has written about the bullying he suffered there.
He was born in Edinburgh and attended George Watson's College in that city, but left the school with no qualifications. Duration: 2 hours 30 mins approx.Christopher John Sansom (born 1952) is a British writer of historical crime novels, best known for his Matthew Shardlake series. Fast-paced and suspenseful, it is both an engrossing murder mystery and a brilliantly realised portrayal of Tudor England. Which of the terrified monks is the murderer? And can Shardlake catch him before he strikes again?ĬJ Sansom's 'Shardlake' series has sold over two million copies, and this atmospheric dramatisation starring BAFTA-winning actor Jason Watkins (The Lost Honour of Christopher Jeffries) brings his début novel to electrifying life. However, as Shardlake interviews the prime suspects and delves deeper into the mysteries of Scarnsea, it soon becomes clear that the case will not be as simple to solve as he had hoped. If news of the killing were to get out, the consequences could be disastrous.ĭesiring a quick, discreet result, he sends his trusted lawyer-detective, Matthew Shardlake, to investigate. But Cromwell's plot to bring down the abbeys has hit a snag – one of the King's Commissioners has been found brutally murdered in Scarnsea monastery, on the south coast of Kent. Henry VIII has declared himself Supreme Head of the Church, and instructed his chief minister Thomas Cromwell to dissolve England's religious houses and seize their wealth. A thrilling BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation based on CJ Sansom's bestselling Tudor crime novel.
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