Title: The Elixir of Death (Crowner John Mysteries)
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.
Subjects: England, fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Sir De Wolfe, John (Fictitious character), Fiction, History