Crowner

Cervantes never imagined an Alcalde of the quality of the "Crowner"'who figures in this story.

Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) William Henry Hurlbert 1861

Do you think I would not have shot myself last year, had I not luckily recollected that Mrs. C ** and Lady N **, and all the old women in England would have been delighted; -- besides the agreeable 'Lunacy,' of the 'Crowner's

Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals Thomas Moore 1815

The "Crowner John" mysteries are more in the comfortably predictable style of Ellis Peters' "Cadfael" series.

The Sins of the Father, by Catherine Hanley. Book review. Carla 2009

Crowner John is one of the first coroners the creation of the post was another one of Richard the Lionheart's money-making schemes.

The Sins of the Father, by Catherine Hanley. Book review. Carla 2009

One set of medieval mysteries which I enjoy is Bermard Knight's Crowner John series.

The Sins of the Father, by Catherine Hanley. Book review. Carla 2009

Annis - I heard a radio adaptation of one of the Crowner John mysteries a while back.

The Sins of the Father, by Catherine Hanley. Book review. Carla 2009

Crowner John has his little group of sidekicks, and the familiarity of their lives and relationships are as much a part of the stories as the mysteries.

The Sins of the Father, by Catherine Hanley. Book review. Carla 2009

The personal lives of Crowner John and Thomas are given at least as much attention as the mystery.

Archive 2007-01-01 Carla 2007

Crowner John is summoned to the bleak Devonshire moors to investigate the murder of the overman of a tin mining gang working for Walter Knapman, one of Devon's most powerful tin merchants.

Archive 2007-01-01 Carla 2007

How on earth can Crowner John sort all this out when his wife and mistress hate him, and his clerk is in the grip of a suicidal depression?

Archive 2007-01-01 Carla 2007