Fear in the Forest - Bernard Knight Reviews
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Newest Review: ... importance than just the death of one man. The killing brings the newly appointed coroner Crowner John into the ... more
... investigation and also means he will collide with his brother in law, the sheriff Richard de reveille, Richard is decidedly dodgy.
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The books are set in the last decade of the 12th century where England is under the control of Richard the first, however, Richard is often away fighting in France and the Holy Land. This absence gives his brother John a chance to take the throne and allow unscupulous men a chance to use dodgy tactics to make some quick money.
Main characters
Crowner John is John de Wolfe, a knig...more
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Customer Fear in the Forest - Bernard Knight Reviews (1)
by - written on 08/02/10 (Very useful, 31 readings)
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Fear in the Forest is the seventh book in the Crowner John series of murder mysteries set in 12th Century Devon (Exeter - mainly). The books are written by former pathologist Bernard Knight who was head pathologist for 40 years and therefore has countless experience of autopsies and crime detail. The novel looks at the centuries old forest laws which though termed Forest actually covered any piece of land owned by the crown. The land is regulated by the foresters who through Draconian actions squeezed as much money out of the land as possible. One day a vergerer is killed whilst riding a horse, a vergerer supposedly regulates the foresters and it's soon clear ... Read the complete review
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