Crowner John Books in Order
Bernard Knight has written 15 Crowner John books, published between 1998 and 2012. The first book is The Sanctuary Seeker (1998) and the newest is Crowner's Crusade (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 15
- Published
- 1998–2012
- Pages on record
- 3,745 in 11 of 15 books
- Reading time
- 62–94 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,745 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 15 titles with a page count on record.
Crowner John is Sir John de Wolfe, a coroner in medieval England, and Bernard Knight wrote 15 mysteries about him. Murder investigation under medieval English law is the recurring business, with cases running from The Sanctuary Seeker and The Poisoned Chalice, both published in 1998, to Crowner's Crusade in 2012. The books run to a median of 368 pages.
How many Crowner John books are there?
Crowner John has 15 books, released between 1998 and 2012.
Crowner John Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 15 Crowner John books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119983202/4
- 219983562/4
- 319992562/4
- 42000–2/4
- 520013302/4
- 62002–2/4
- 720034102/4
- 820043702/4
- 920053742/4
- 1020063682/4
- 1120073682/4
- 122008–2/4
- 1320093692/4
- 142010–2/4
- 1520122242/4
Do you have to read Crowner John books in order?
You should read the Crowner John books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Crowner John book also stands alone.
Where to start with Crowner John
Start with The Sanctuary Seeker (1998), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Crowner John book?
Crowner's Crusade (2012) is the newest Crowner John book released so far.
Is there a new Crowner John book coming?
No next Crowner John book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Crowner John at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Crowner John title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Crowner John books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,745 pages across the 11 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Crowner John books, 10 of 15, were published in the 2000s.
What the Crowner John books are about
14 of the 15 Crowner John books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 10 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 10 of 14 books
- History 6 of 14 books
- Sir De Wolfe, John (Fictitious character) 6 of 14 books
- Great Britain 5 of 14 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 14 books
- Coroners 2 of 14 books
- De wit, jacob 2 of 14 books
- England 2 of 14 books
- Investigation 2 of 14 books
- Murder 2 of 14 books
More books by Bernard Knight
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Bernard Knight books in order 31 books