Crowner's Crusade (A Crowner John Mystery, 15) Paperback – July 1, 2014

As always a good read. Also another look into the history of this time. Well rounded characters make this a satisfying read.

This book prefaces the series very nicely and sets the background for the major characters. Although the mystery doesn't begin until well into the book, it's well-plotted and compelling. My one complaint is the price ........ you can buy a soft cover for the amount that's being charged.

Really love this book. Best one yet. After reading a little about Sir John's exploits in the past books, it is good to finally get the whole story. It ties all of the books together. Bravo.

I have just finished this pre-quel to the Crowner John series. I have definitely enjoyed it as it tied together a few loose ends. The entire series is worth reading.

The first part that tells of King Richard's journey from Palestine is a little slow. The rest of the tale seemed to me to be a bit tired and didn't flow as well as the earlier books. Still worth reading, though.

This is another well written, historically accurate book by this wonderful author. It's great to have an explanation for some of the stuff and personalities that appear in the main series of books, but some of the back story seems a bit forced- the story doesn't flow as well as the main series of books.

I have read every previous volume in the Crowner John series and have thoroughly enjoyed every one of them. This a prequel to the main course of Sir John's life as a coroner in Devon in the Middle Ages. It is a mystery series, though this volume recounts Sir John's adventures as a Crusader during the siege and taking of Acre, last Christian city in the Holy Land. Knight's attention to customs, mores and ways of Middle Age England is awesome, something like a history lesson with a spoonful of superb writing style. I hope Knight will keep the series going.

At last the prequel, long awaited as the great man himself was kind enough to reply to my email saying it'd be out a year before. Never mind, it was well worth waiting for. More please Sir Bernard.

This is a. great series of 15 books, I have read them in order and followed the events of the 12th Century with enjoyment. Recommended.

This book was great. Having enjoyed all the previous books as they were published, it connected all the dots, so to speak. Reading this pre-quel was like going home again. How I wish the author would write some more episodes.

I've been waiting for a long time to read this book, a prequel to the earlier books in the series. I enjoyed the account of the journey back towards England and the capture of the King, but the second part was less good. Some of the incidents described were familiar from earlier books in the series, with minor changes. Slightly disappointing in some ways, but worth reading to complete the series.

This book is prequel to the Crowner John Mystery series; it is a decent story.

I am so glad that Bernard Knight wrote this book. This is the story of how Crowner John became Coroner in Devon. The first part of the book is taken up with the flight of King Richard 1 and his companions including Templar's, his friends and bodyguards and John with his squire Gwyn from The Holy Land. After many adventures where King Richard was nearly captured, he ended up with just John and Gwyn in a small village where King Richard was captured and taken prisoner, the King's companions had already been captured and Bernard Knight had used some of the real people who had been with him so I was able to find out what happened to them and happily they were all released and lived fairly long lives. Six months later after a ardous journey John and Gwyn landed back in Devon. We now meet his wife Matilda and find out how they came to live in their gloomy house in St Martin's Lane and also how Lucille and Mary came to work for them. We also meet Nesta who lived and worked in The Bush and of course not forgetting the bane of John's life Richard de Revelle his brother in law. As usual John is soon investigating a murder having come across a man lying dead on his way back from visiting his family. Hubert Walter has asked John to look out for any signs of rebellion from spies of Prince John but he is soon trying to find out who murdered. By the end of the book King Richard has returned from being a prisoner and John is appointed King's Coroner for the County of Devon but Richard de Revelle and if you want to know how these two men who detested each other got on I would suggest you read the previous books. I have read everyone of the Crowner John books and I may have missed something because in this book Gwyn's wife is called Agnes but in the previous book called A Plague of Heretics her name is Martha, now I may have missed the fact this could be Gwyn's second wife but I can't remember, a little mistake maybe that doesn't distract from the story. There are loads of books written about Richard the Lionheart but I was interested in finding out what happened to the men who were with him on that ill fated flight, it is obvious that Bernard Knight had done a lot of research and it pays off. I do hope there are going to be some more Crowner John books, I am sure he could find some more murders to investigate.