Detection and suspense combined with historical authenticity, the 'Crowner John Mysteries' bring Medieval England to life.
Gilbert de Rideford is a Knight of the Temple of Solomon, and an old acquaintance from Crowner Johns' crusading days. He claims to have come into possession of a secret that could shake Christendom to its very foundations - and he desperately needs John's help to escape from the secretive order of warrior monks.
Suddenly swept into a world of religious intrigue and dangerous politics, Sir John de Wolfe finds himself undertaking a life-threatening mission to the Island of Lundy - inhabited solely by notorious pirates - and uncovering the extraordinary truth behind the awful secret itelf.
