num_pages: 336
description: November, 1194 AD. Apointed by Richard the Lionheart as the first coroner for the county of Devon, Sir John de Wolfe, recently returned from the Crusades, rides out to the lonely moorland village of Widecombe to hold an inquest on an unidentified body.But on his return to Exeter, the new coroner is incensed to find that his own brother-in-law, Sheriff Richard de Revelle, is intent on thwarting the murder investigation, particularly when it emerges that the dead man is a Crusader, and a member of one of Devon's finest and most honourable families...
language: English
title: The Sanctuary Seeker
titlecomplete: The Sanctuary Seeker (Crowner John Mystery #1)
genres: Historical Mystery, British Literature, Historical, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Detective, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Medieval, Crime
ratings_count: 1788
series: Crowner John Mystery
publisher: Simon  Schuster UK