Order of Bernard Knight Books
Bernard Knight is a Welsh author of historical mystery and crime fiction novels. He writes the Crowner John series, and contributes towards The Medieval Murderers series. Bernard worked as a Home Office pathologist for 40 years, performing over 25,000 autopsies.
Bernard Knight made his debut as a novelist in 1963 with the novel The Lately Deceased, writing as Bernard Picton. Below is a list of Bernard Knight’s books in order of when they were first released:
Publication Order of Sixties Mysteries Books
| The Thread of Evidence | (2015) |    |
| Mistress Murder | (2015) | |
Publication Order of Crowner John Mystery Books
| The Sanctuary Seeker | (1998) | |
| The Poisoned Chalice | (1998) | |
| Crowner's Quest | (1999) | |
| The Awful Secret | (2000) | |
| The Tinner's Corpse | (2001) | |
| The Grim Reaper | (2002) | |
| Fear in the Forest | (2003) | |
| The Witch Hunter | (2004) | |
| Figure of Hate | (2005) | |
| The Elixir of Death | (2006) | |
| The Noble Outlaw | (2007) | |
| The Manor of Death | (2008) | |
| Crowner Royal | (2009) | |
| A Plague of Heretics | (2010) | |
| Crowner's Crusade | (2012) | |
Chronological Order of Crowner John Mystery Books
| Crowner's Crusade | (2012) | |
| The Sanctuary Seeker | (1998) | |
| The Poisoned Chalice | (1998) | |
| Crowner's Quest | (1999) | |
| The Awful Secret | (2000) | |
| The Tinner's Corpse | (2001) | |
| The Grim Reaper | (2002) | |
| Fear in the Forest | (2003) | |
| The Witch Hunter | (2004) | |
| Figure of Hate | (2005) | |
| The Elixir of Death | (2006) | |
| The Noble Outlaw | (2007) | |
| The Manor of Death | (2008) | |
| Crowner Royal | (2009) | |
| A Plague of Heretics | (2010) | |
Publication Order of Dr. Richard Pryor Mystery Books
| Where Death Delights | (2010) | |
| According to the Evidence | (2011) | |
| Grounds for Appeal | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Tom Howden Serirs Books
| Dead in the Dog | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Lately Deceased | (1963) | |
| Russian Roulette | (1968) | |
| Policeman's Progress | (1969) | |
| Tiger at Bay | (1970) | |
| Lion Rampant | (1972) | |
| The Expert | (1976) | |
| Madoc | (1977) | |
| Brennan | (2003) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Murder, Suicide Or Accident | (1971) | |
Publication Order of Medieval Murderers Books
| The Tainted Relic | (2005) | |
| Sword of Shame | (2006) | |
| House of Shadows | (2007) | |
| The Lost Prophecies | (2008) | |
| King Arthur's Bones | (2009) | |
| The Sacred Stone | (2010) | |
| Hill of Bones | (2011) | |
| The First Murder | (2012) | |
| The False Virgin | (2013) | |
| The Deadliest Sin | (2014) | |
| The Medieval Murderers are a group of historical fiction authors that includes Bernard Knight, Ian Morson, Michael Jecks, Karen Maitland, Susanna Gregory, Philip Gooden and CJ Sansom. | ||
Notes: The Sixties Mysteries series, the novels Tiger at Bay and The Expert, and the non-fiction book Murder, Suicide or Accident written as Bernard Picton.
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Bernard Knight Synopsis: In The Lately Deceased by Bernard Knight (book 1 of the Sixties Mysteries series), when the wealthy Margaret Walker is found dead after a wild party, people assume it was an overdose – until a knife wound, almost invisible, is noticed on her body. But who would have wanted her dead? As the investigation progresses, it is discovered that some of the party guests may have wanted to kill Margaret… but were those motives enough to make someone a murderer – or was it a case of mistaken identity? The novel was written as Bernard Picton.