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Home / Authors / Bernard Knight Bernard Knight Bernard Knight is a British author best known for the Crowner John medieval mystery series. A former Home Office pathologist, his books are praised for historical accuracy and have sold over one million copies. This page provides the Bernard Knight books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1963 The Lately Deceased POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1968 Russian Roulette POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1969 Policeman's Progress POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1970 Tiger at Bay POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1971 Murder, Suicide Or Accident POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1972 Lion Rampant POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1976 The Expert POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1998 The Sanctuary Seeker POoCJMB · 1 Buy ↗ 1998 The Poisoned Chalice POoCJMB · 2 Buy ↗ 1999 Crowner's Quest POoCJMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2000 The Awful Secret POoCJMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2001 The Tinner's Corpse POoCJMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2002 The Grim Reaper POoCJMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2003 Fear in the Forest POoCJMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2003 Brennan POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 2004 The Witch Hunter POoCJMB · 8 Buy ↗ 2005 The Tainted Relic POoMMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2005 Figure of Hate POoCJMB · 9 Buy ↗ 2006 Sword of Shame POoMMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2006 The Elixir of Death POoCJMB · 10 Buy ↗ 2007 House of Shadows POoMMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2007 The Noble Outlaw POoCJMB · 11 Buy ↗ 2008 The Lost Prophecies POoMMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2008 The Manor of Death POoCJMB · 12 Buy ↗ 2009 King Arthur's Bones POoMMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2009 Crowner Royal POoCJMB · 13 Buy ↗ 2010 Where Death Delights POoDRPMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2010 The Sacred Stone POoMMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2010 A Plague of Heretics POoCJMB · 14 Buy ↗ 2011 According to the Evidence POoDRPMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 Hill of Bones POoMMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2012 Dead in the Dog POoTHB · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 Grounds for Appeal POoDRPMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2012 The First Murder POoMMB · 8 Buy ↗ 2012 Crowner's Crusade POoCJMB · 15 Buy ↗ 2013 The False Virgin POoMMB · 9 Buy ↗ 2014 The Deadliest Sin POoMMB · 10 Buy ↗ 2015 The Thread of Evidence POoSMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2015 Mistress Murder POoSMB · 2 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 1 book · 1971
01 Murder, Suicide Or Accident 1971 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Tom Howden Books 1 book · 2012
01 Dead in the Dog 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 8 books · 1963–2003
01 The Lately Deceased 1963 Buy ↗ 02 Russian Roulette 1968 Buy ↗ 03 Policeman's Progress 1969 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Crowner John Mystery Books 15 books · 1998–2012
01 The Sanctuary Seeker 1998 Buy ↗ 02 The Poisoned Chalice 1998 Buy ↗ 03 Crowner's Quest 1999 Buy ↗ 04 The Awful Secret 2000 Buy ↗ 05 The Tinner's Corpse 2001 Buy ↗ 06 The Grim Reaper 2002 Buy ↗ 07 Fear in the Forest 2003 Buy ↗ 08 The Witch Hunter 2004 Buy ↗ 09 Figure of Hate 2005 Buy ↗ 10 The Elixir of Death 2006 Buy ↗ 11 The Noble Outlaw 2007 Buy ↗ 12 The Manor of Death 2008 Buy ↗ 14 A Plague of Heretics 2010 Buy ↗ 15 Crowner's Crusade 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Dr. Richard Pryor Mystery Books 3 books · 2010–2012
01 Where Death Delights 2010 Buy ↗ 02 According to the Evidence 2011 Buy ↗ 03 Grounds for Appeal 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Sixties Mysteries Books 2 books · 2015–2015
01 The Thread of Evidence 2015 Buy ↗ 02 Mistress Murder 2015 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Medieval Murderers Books 10 books · 2005–2014
01 The Tainted Relic 2005 Buy ↗ 02 Sword of Shame 2006 Buy ↗ 03 House of Shadows 2007 Buy ↗ 04 The Lost Prophecies 2008 Buy ↗ 05 King Arthur's Bones 2009 Buy ↗ 06 The Sacred Stone 2010 Buy ↗ 08 The First Murder 2012 Buy ↗ 09 The False Virgin 2013 Buy ↗ 10 The Deadliest Sin 2014 Buy ↗