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The Grim Reaper (Crowner John Mystery #6)
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bookshelves: published-2002, autumn-2010, historical-fiction, mystery-thriller, medieval5c-16c, medical-eew, serial-killer, britain-england, art-forms Read from September 05 to 07, 2010
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| review | I love the way each chapter starts with In which Crowner John.... Reams of details concerning clothes and food of the times - oh, and pecking orders, who is more senior to whom. Well-worn premise, nicely executed but could have lost some of the padding. Read By: Paul Matthews Publisher: Clipper Audiobooks Abridged: No Total Duration: 12hrs 05mins blurb - Sixth novel in the increasingly popular medieval mystery series featuring Crowner John, Devon's first county coroner. |
In May 1195, Sir John de Wolfe is summoned to inspect a corpse in Exeter’s cathedral precinct. Aaron of Salisbury, a Jewish money-lender, has been found dead, his head enveloped in a brown leather money bag, a scrap of folded parchment clutched in his hand. On it is written �And Jesus went into the temple and overthrew the tables of the money-changers.” This is just the be...more
Paperback, 351 pages
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