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Bernard Knight Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Bernard Knight in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 40 books / 7 series

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.

Books by Bernard Knight in Publication Order

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
1977 Madoc POoSN / 7 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

Complete Bernard Knight Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Murder, Suicide Or Accident 1971 Buy
Tom Howden Reading Order 1 book / 2012
01 Dead in the Dog 2012 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 8 books / 1963-2003
01 The Lately Deceased 1963 Buy
02 Russian Roulette 1968 Buy
03 Policeman's Progress 1969 Buy
04 Tiger at Bay 1970 Buy
05 Lion Rampant 1972 Buy
06 The Expert 1976 Buy
07 Madoc 1977 Buy
08 Brennan 2003 Buy
Crowner John Mystery Reading Order 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
13 Crowner Royal 2009 Buy
14 A Plague of Heretics 2010 Buy
15 Crowner's Crusade 2012 Buy
01 Where Death Delights 2010 Buy
02 According to the Evidence 2011 Buy
03 Grounds for Appeal 2012 Buy
Sixties Mysteries Reading Order 2 books / 2015-2015
01 The Thread of Evidence 2015 Buy
02 Mistress Murder 2015 Buy
Medieval Murderers Reading Order 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
07 Hill of Bones 2011 Buy
08 The First Murder 2012 Buy
09 The False Virgin 2013 Buy
10 The Deadliest Sin 2014 Buy

Where to start with Bernard Knight

What is the best order to read Bernard Knight books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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