Author: Bernard Knight
Year: 2004
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Historical fiction, Free books, Read online, Mystery
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9780743449892
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Exeter, 1195. When a prominent burgess and guild-master falls dead across his horse, Crowner John declines to hold an inquest as the man had been complaining of chest pains and shows no signs of injury. Events take a sinister turn, however, when a straw-dolly is discovered hidden under the man's saddle, a spike driven through its heart. The victim's wife declares her husband's death to have been the result of an evil spell, cast at the behest of a rival mill-owner. Enlisting the help of her cousin, a cathedral canon with an eye to ecclesiastical advancement, the widow begins a campaign in the name of the Church against witchcraft and the so-called 'cunning women' who practise it. This escalates until Exeter is divided into two camps and a climate of fear predominates. Still the coroner refuses to get involved - until his beloved mistress is accused of witchcraft. Can Crowner John unearth the real culprit and save Nesta from the hangman's noose?
This book is part of the "Crowner John Mystery" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "A Plague of Heretics"
First published in 2010
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 | "Crowner Royal"
First published in 2009
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| "The Manor of Death"
First published in 2008
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| "The Noble Outlaw"
First published in 2007
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 | "The Elixir of Death"
First published in 2006
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 | "Figure of Hate"
First published in 2005
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 | "Fear in the Forest"
First published in 2003
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 | "The Tinner's Corpse"
First published in 2001
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 | "Crowner's Quest"
First published in 1999
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 | "The Sanctuary Seeker"
First published in 1998
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 | "The Poisoned Chalice"
First published in 1998
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