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CJ Sansom

4 Extra Debut. Tudor crime writer CJ Sansom talks to readers about his first Shardlake novel, Dissolution. With James Naughtie. From August 2009.

James Naughtie and readers meet the best-selling writer CJ Sansom. They discuss Dissolution, the first in his series of Tudor mysteries featuring the investigator Matthew Shardlake.

Shardlake is sent to Sussex to investigate a murder in a monastery, just as Henry VIII is beginning his reformation of the Church.

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Sun 27 Sep 2015 05:30

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  • Sun 2 Aug 2009 16:00
  • Thu 6 Aug 2009 16:00
  • Sat 26 Sep 2015 07:30
  • Sat 26 Sep 2015 17:30
  • Sun 27 Sep 2015 05:30

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