Quatrième de couverture :
Praise for the Crowner John mysteries
'Crowner John is a splendid character, full of imperfections and faults, but ultimately the triumphing hero' Evening Standard
'Detection and suspense are combined with historical authenticity' Daily Mail
'Bernard Knight sets his crime novels in a brilliantly described West Country of the late 12th century . . . Packed with the sights, sounds and smells of medieval England, the Crowner John series is a national treasure' Mike Ripley, Birmingham Post
'Bernard Knight writes extremely well . . . Even the most unpleasant characters somehow win your sympathy, perhaps partly due to the loving detail which Knight gives us about the city and its dubious levels of hygiene' Michael Jecks
'Bernard Knight brings medieval Exeter to life with gritty realism, smells and all, but with an underlying sympathy and humour' Historical Novels Review
Présentation de l'éditeur :
Exeter, 1195. Renovations at the new school in Smythen Street are disrupted by the shocking discovery of a partially mummified corpse hidden in the rafters - and Sir John de Wolfe, the county coroner, is summoned to investigate. Richard de Revelle, Sir John's brother-in-law and founder of the school, immediately tries to blame Nicholas de Arundell, a young outlawed knight living rough on Dartmoor. As Sir John discovers, Nicholas has good reason to bear a grudge against the unscrupulous de Revelle. But is he really a killer? WIth the victim's identity unknown and the motive a mystery, the murder remains unsolved. But then comes news of a second violent death - and Sir John is forced to track down the noble outlaw in order to find the answers.
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