The 13th gripping murder mystery to feature 12th century coroner, Crowner John

The 12th gripping murder mystery to feature 12th century coroner, Crowner John

Set in 1195: Prince John plots to seize the throne from his brother, Richard the Lionheart - and in his wicked schemes he is supported by King Philip of France, who offers to help John financially by sending him a mysterious alchemist, a Mohammedan named Nizam, who claims to be able to transmute base metals into gold.

The first medieval mystery in the Crowner John series

Deals with the aspects of scientific estimation of time since death, emphasising the practical application to the work of the forensic pathologist. This edition includes rewritten chapters on lividity and thanatochemistry, changes in infants and children after death and gastric contents. It also covers issues such as rigor mortis.

Christmas Eve, 1194. Sir John de Wolfe gratefully escapes a party being given by his wife to examine the body of a canon who has been found hanged. As always, his investigation is hampered by his brother-in-law, the sheriff Sir Richard de Revelle.

As Sir John de Wolfe recovers from the broken leg inflicted at the end of 'Crowner's Quest', he finds himself embroiled in a strange death at Ilfracombe when a wreck is washed ashore with a corpse aboard.

The second medieval murder mystery featuring Crowner John, Devon's first county coroner

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 sign of injury. Events take a sinister turn, however, when a straw-dolly is found hidden under the man's saddle.

May 1195, and Sir John de Wolfe is faced with a strange series of murders. The common factor is that an appropriate Biblical text is left at the murder scene, reflecting the alleged sin of the victim. Since only one per cent of the population can read, de Wolfe believes the killer to be a priest.

The 13th gripping murder mystery to feature 12th century coroner, Crowner John

In 12th-century Devon, a mare gallops into a sleepy village, its rider dragged by the stirrup, the broken shaft of an arrow protruding from his back. When a second forest officer is violently attacked, Sir John de Wolfe begins to uncover evidence of a sinister conspiracy.

The 11th gripping murder mystery to feature 12th century coroner, Crowner John

Highly acclaimed, the Third Edition of the standard text for pathologists in training and practice continues to cover all aspects of the medico-legal autopsy- covering all aspects of the investigation of cause and time of death and interpretation of wounds. It also features the European Autopsy Protocol and has integrated colour photographs.

A decapitated body, a missing tinner, a disgruntled band of miners and a mad Saxon intent on destroying all things Norman are to be found in this medieval mystery featuring Crowner John. It seems only Gwyn, Crowner John's right-hand man can be of any help at all, until he's arrested for murder.

This is the ninth medieval murder mystery featuring Crowner John, Devon's first county coroner.

The 12th gripping murder mystery to feature 12th century coroner, Crowner John

This historical mystery is set in 12th-century Devon. When Christina, the daughter of an Exeter businessman, is raped, Crowner (coroner) John must bring the unknown assailant to justice. Then Lady Adele de Courcey dies after an illegal abortion, and John suspects the two events are related.

Offers an account of the relationship of medicine to Law. This title assists doctors in all specialties in understanding the principles of the legal systems it affects the medical profession. Together with an outline of clinical forensic medicine and forensic pathology, it enables doctors to cope with medico-legal complications.