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Crowner's Quest (Crowner John Mystery #3)
On Christmas Eve in 1194, Sir John de Wolfe gratefully escapes a party being given by his wife to examine the body of a canon who has been found hanged. Suicide is suspected, but it is soon apparent that there is far more to this case than meets the eye. As always, his investigations are hampered by his brother-in-law, the sheriff Sir Richard de Revelle. But John must trea...more
Paperback, 328 pages
Published
April 1st 2004
by Simon & Schuster UK
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Well I was just in the mood for some historical escapism , and this 12th century set mystery was just the thing so dived right into it.
The period detail and it's Devonshire setting is what I really like about these Crowner John novels, although the mystery element is good too. Times were certainly tough, and Kings Coroner John de Wolfe has a difficult job in unraveling the mystery of a the death of a canon, alongside the plot of a rebellion he uncovers. His brother in law the slippery Richard d...more
The period detail and it's Devonshire setting is what I really like about these Crowner John novels, although the mystery element is good too. Times were certainly tough, and Kings Coroner John de Wolfe has a difficult job in unraveling the mystery of a the death of a canon, alongside the plot of a rebellion he uncovers. His brother in law the slippery Richard d...more
The Crowner John mysteries pass the time enjoyably enough but Bernard Knight needs either to do his historical research more accurately (as a forensic pathologist, you'd think he'd be more respectful of accuracy) or he needs a better editor to advise him. In each of the three novels I've read so far there has been something that has grated in terms of anachronism. In Crowner's Quest, set around December 1194, he keeps referring to the New Year coming after Christmas when January 1 only became Ne...more
Second Crowner story that I've read and to be honest, found it very "samey" to the previous book. Someone dies, Crowner has fallen out with his snobbish wife, who sides with her lying brother; Crowner and Brother in Law argue and shout at each other, then try and double cross each other; Crowner hangs out with his Welsh Mistress; Crowner hero-worships Richard the Lionheart; little bit of investigation; some people are arrested blah blah.[return][return]A few interesting moments, normally the sma...more
Good! Liked it. Lots of drama in a well researched historical setting. Realistic characters.
I enjoy the history. I find myself getting lost in 1195 but I found the battle between the crowner and his wife boring.
In which Crowner John stops a rebellion. He also investigates the murders of a clergyman and a local noble. And it all ends up interlinking as usual. These books are such an easy read and an entertaining waste of time. Nice to see Knight's editor has finally figured out what they're doing so there are less typos and grammatical errors.
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Professor Bernard Knight, CBE, (born 1931) became a Home Office pathologist in 1965 and was appointed Professor of Forensic Pathology, University of Wales College of Medicine, in 1980. He has been writing since before 1963, when his first crime novel was published. Since then, he has written about thirty books, including contemporary crime fiction, historical novels about Wales,...more
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Professor Bernard Knight, CBE, (born 1931) became a Home Office pathologist in 1965 and was appointed Professor of Forensic Pathology, University of Wales College of Medicine, in 1980. He has been writing since before 1963, when his first crime novel was published. Since then, he has written about thirty books, including contemporary crime fiction, historical novels about Wales,...more
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