November, 1194 AD. Apointed by Richard the Lionheart as the first coroner for the county of Devon, Sir John de Wolfe, recently returned from the Crusades, rides out to the lonely moorland village of Widecombe to hold an inquest on an unidentified body. But on his return to Exeter, the new coroner i
A Plague of Heretics (Crowner John Mysteries)
โ Scribed by Knight, Bernard
- Book ID
- 107908011
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 299 KB
- Series
- Crowner John 14
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781847372963
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โฆ Synopsis
The 14th gripping murder mystery to feature 12th century coroner, Crowner John
With the city of Exeter ravaged by an outbreak of the "yellow plague," Sir John de Wolfe, the county coroner, must divide his time between visiting his sick brother, William, who has been struck down by the disease, and dealing with a series of brutal murdersthat appears to be linked to a revival of heresy in the city. When some of the cathedral canons begin a crusade against this danger to the Church, Sir John finds himself accused of being too sympathetic to the heretics, bringing him into conflict with the ecclesiastic authorities. As the situation worsens, the coroner must seek sanctuary in order to save his skin. Can he survive long enough to unmask the real killer?
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