Customer Reviews
Crowner John is Tested to the Limit - By: J. Chippindale, 22 Feb 2005 
Christ Mass, 1194 & Sir John de Wolfe (newly appointed coroner for the county of Devon) is attending a party at his own home, the guests include some of the most notable dignitaries of the city of Exeter, including his brotherin-law Sir Richard, Sheriff of the county.
His wife Matilda, a usually surly & miserable woman isin good spirits, because she sees the party as an opportunity to raise her social standing something she is always striving to attain.
Sir John, much to her disgust is called away to examine the body of a canon who has been found hangedin his own privy. Is it suicide, or is there something more sinister afoot . . .
I always enjoy Bernard Knight's novels. There are many good writers about but very few have Prof. Knight's gift of storytelling & the obvious knowledge he has about the periodin which he writes.
Well done! - By: , 15 Dec 2000 
Excellent & historically (as near as possible) accurate. If you enjoy Ellis Peter's Cadfael series, you will enjoy this one & all of this author's works.
