Bernard Knight
Dead in the Dog
When Tom Howden enlisted for three years as a pathologist in Her Majesty’s Far East Land Forces during the campaign…
Crowner’s Crusade
In this prequel to the popular Crowner John series, readers get a glimpse into the back story of protagonist and…
Hill of Bones
This is an anthology of mystery novellas by the writing team of Susanna Gregory, Bernard Knight, Karen Maitland, Ian Morson,…
House of Shadows: A Historical Mystery by the Medieval Murderers
This compendium of short stories by five well-known and talented authors of medieval mysteries, each a star in his or…
The Elixir of Death
Editors' choice
AD 1195. ‘Crowner John’ – otherwise the splendidly-named Sir John de Wolfe, black-haired and frequently bad tempered – is…
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