Owen Archer, the intriguing Welsch archer-turned-sleuth, is back-in another riveting challenge to Ellis Peters!
High summer, 1365-and York is glorious with pageantry for the Feast of Corpus Christi. But wool merchant Will Crounce, who acts in "The Last Judgement," meets his maker all too soon, his throat slit in the shadow of the great cathedral. When Crounce's severed hand is found in fellow-merchant Gilbert Ridley's tavern lodging, the Archbishop calls in Own Archer.
To unravel a second murder, and the grisly warning of another severed hand, Owen will need his sharp mind, his bow and arrows, and even his wife Lucie's apothecary skills. For soon he will be drawn into a tangle of greed, treachery, and passion that runs from Ridley and the wool trade all the way to the royal court.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
Candace M. Robb is also the author of The Apothecary Rose. She lives in Seattle, Washington, with her husband.
Review:
"Robb puts the history back into the historical mystery." --Kirkus Reviews
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherSt Martins Pr
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0312954603
- ISBN 13 9780312954604
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages287
-
Rating