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The elixir of death / Bernard Knight.

Title
The elixir of death / Bernard Knight.
Author
Knight, Bernard.
Publication
London : Simon & Schuster, 2006.

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xix, 347 p.; 25 cm.
Summary
County Coroner Sir John de Wolfe investigates a series of brutal murders in 12th-century England. The discovery of the murdered crew from a shipwreck ... is just the first in a string of atrocities. The captain was the husband of Sir John's former mistress, Hilda, and his investigation troubles both his shrewish wife Matilda and his current mistress. Then there are a series of horrific murders, all related by the use of an unusual knife and crossbows with Arabic lettering.
Series Statement
  • A Crowner John mystery
  • Knight, Bernard. Crowner John mystery.
Subject
  • De Wolfe, John, Sir (Fictitious character) > Fiction
  • Devon (England) > History > Fiction
  • Great Britain > History > Angevin period, 1154-1216 > Fiction
Genre/Form
Detective and mystery stories.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
0743259513 (hbk.)
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library