The Poisoned Chalice December, 1194. The well-born ladies of Exeter are not having a good week. First, Christina Rifford, the daughter of a rich merchant, is raped. Then, just months before her marriage, Lady Adele de Courcy is found dead in one of the poorest areas of Exeter. The common factor is Godfrey Fitzosbern, the local silversmith. But despite Crowner John's suspicions and the vengeful accusations of the families of the two girls, it is John's duty to protect Godfrey until he can find proof of his guilt.
Aided by his mistress, Nesta, and hindered by his social-climbing wife Matilda and her power-hungry brother Sheriff Richard de Revelle, John slowly begins to put the pieces together. But a final, brutal act of violence brings a new twist to John's investigation before he finally arrives at the truth.
British Pbk Original - Pocket Books (1998)
The Sanctuary Seeker November 1194 AD, appointed by Richard the Lionheart as the first coroner for the county of Devon, Sir John de Wolfe, an ex-crusader, rides out to the lonely moorland village of Widecombe to hold an inquest on an unidentified body. But on his return to Exeter the 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 honorable families.
But Crowner John is ready to fight for the truth, even faced with the combined mights of the all-powerful Church and nobility....…
The Poisoned Chalice
The Poisoned Chalice