London, 1196. At the command of Richard the Lionheart, Sir John de Wolfe has left his beloved West Country for the Palace of Westminster, where he has been appointed Coroner of the Verge. But with the king overseas, embroiled in a costly war against King Philip of France, Sir John is dismayed to discover that the English court is a hotbed of greed, corruption and petty in-fighting.
The murder of one of the palace clerks, stabbed in broad daylight and thrown into the River Thames, leads John to suspect that there's a conspiracy underway to overthrow King Richard. And with the visit of the dowager Queen Eleanor fast approaching, the new Coroner must risk his life to prove his suspicions are right, root out the traitors within and prevent a national catastrophe.
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"Excellent medieval masterpiece, only one criticism, he occasionally forgets the names of his lesser characters e.g in the last book, Avice was named as Gwyn's wife in this one he called her Martha even though it's obviously the same character ,also Rufus the castle's monk is sometimes called Ralph ." — Susan (5 out of 5 stars)
"Excellent medieval masterpiece, only one criticism, he occasionally forgets the names of his lesser characters e.g in the last book, Avice was named as Gwyn's wife in this one he called her Martha even though it's obviously the same character ,also Rufus the castle's monk is sometimes called Ralph ."
" might have worked better is I was reading it versus listening. It moved at the pace of the middle ages...and that is hard for me! Lots of seemingly accurate period detail...did not finish. "
" Nowhere near as interesting as others by Bernard Knight. There was too much description of John de Wolfe's life in Westminster - no wonder he wanted to get back to Exeter as quickly as possible. The murderous action was a long time coming..! "
" I enjoyed this book. It kept me guessing until the end. "
" Not as good as his previous books. "
" I found this book to be a rather ho-hum detective story set in jolly old England. I don't think I will be reading anything else by this author. "
" I like this series but, like John, his officer and his scribe, I prefer Devon to London for the setting. In the description of the journey of Queen Eleanor, I could see Bernard Knight as an earlyday Dimbleby. "
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