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The Poisoned Chalice

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by Bernard Knight
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Coroner Sir John investigates a series of attacks on wealthy women in this tense, pacey instalment in the Crowner John medieval mystery series, set in twelfth-century England.
1194. The well-born ladies of Exeter are under attack. First, Christina Rifford, the daughter of a rich merchant, is raped. Then, just months before her marriage, Lady Adele de Courcy is found dead in one of the poorest areas of the city. The common factor is Godfrey Fitzosbern, the local silversmith.
Despite his own suspicions, county coroner Sir John de Wolfe is determined to protect Godfrey from the women's vengeful families. Until, that is, he can find proof of the man's guilt. Aided by his mistress Nesta, and hindered by his social-climbing wife Matilda and her power-hungry brother, Sheriff Richard de Revelle, John slowly begins to put the pieces together. But a final, brutal act of violence makes John question everything he's discovered so far . . .

  • Creators

  • Series

    Crowner John Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    February 1, 2014

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781448301249

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781448301249
      • File size: 1336 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      October 1, 2003
      John investigates a series of baffling murders in 12th-century Devon.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 1, 2003
      Crowner John, coroner for the county of Devon, must deal with his obstructive brother-in-law, Sheriff Richard de Revelle, during an inquest on an unidentified body in Bernard Knight's The Sanctuary Seeker: A Crowner John Mystery, the first title in this solid British medieval series. Powerful nobles and church officials aren't so helpful either.

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  • OverDrive Read
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  • English

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