The Elixir of Death (Crowner John Mysteries)
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Limited
Published: April 1, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780743259514
Subjects: Crime & mystery; English Mystery & Suspense Fiction; Fiction; Fiction - Mystery/ Detective; Mystery/Suspense; Mystery & Detective - Historical; ENGLAND_FICTION; FICTION_HISTORICAL; FICTION_MYSTERY & DETECTIVE_GENERAL; Fiction / Historical; Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General; Mystery & Detective - General
Description: 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.