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Candace Robb
God's will or the Devil's work? Owen Archer investigates a young runaway nun who claims to have been resurrected, setting a series of dark discoveries and violent deaths in motion.
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Will the Archbishop of York's final days be spent in peace? As the race to be his successor gathers pace, Owen must catch a determined killer who dwells among the…
Will the death of a prominent knight lead to the Bishop of Winchester's downfall? Owen Archer investigates threats, scandal and murder after Sir Ranulf Pagnell dies in France.
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Is an innocent act behind a tragedy? Owen Archer investigates when a drowning in the River Ouse leads him on a chilling trail involving a boy's stolen scrip and a…
Friend or foe? The character of Owen's old friend is called into question when he mysteriously vanishes from the king's mission after a page is murdered.
York, 1367. Owen Archer…
A blood-curdling murder in the minster grounds proves to be a difficult case for Owen Archer when a young witness goes missing.
York, 1365. The Corpus Christi Day pageant is…
Is nowhere safe in York? As the plague wreaks havoc on the city, Owen Archer must solve a puzzle involving scandal, theft and murder sweeping through a local hospital.
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An act of kindness or unforgivable treason? Owen Archer investigates a murder in Wales with links to a controversial offer of refuge.
Wales, 1369. Owen Archer is travelling to Wales…
Does absence always make the heart grow fonder? An unexpected death and a chilling murder extend Owen Archer's stay in Wales, with dramatic consequences for both himself and his wife…
A healing remedy or a deadly poison? Owen Archer confronts a lethal mix of dangerous attraction and troubling secrets when two knights die unexpectedly.
York, 1363. Master apothecary Nicholas Wilton…
Where is taverner Tom Merchet? Owen Archer unearths a series of troubling secrets and a dangerous foe intent on retribution when his good friend goes missing.
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When a prominent citizen is found dead in the woods, rumours spread like wildfire that wolves are running loose throughout the city. Persuaded out of retirement to investigate, Owen Archer…
December, 1374. With the great and the good about to descend on York for the enthronement of Alexander Neville as the new archbishop, the city is in a state of…
May, 1375. Owen Archer returns from London to find York in chaos. A new physician has arrived, whipping up fear and suspicion against Magda Digby, the wise woman who has…
October, 1376. Owen Archer is summoned by sheriff Ralph Hastings regarding a stripped and bloodied body discovered on the road to York. At first Owen believes the catalyst for murder…
England still in tumult at the start of the fifteenth century, as Kate Clifford finds herself working to prove the innocence of her longtime confidante.
Margaret Kerr’s husband Roger has been missing since Martinmas. When his cousin is found dead on Edinburgh street, Margaret resolves to discover the truth. But when she starts to ask…
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It is Edinburgh, 1297. Margaret Kerr, fiercely loyal to the deposed king John Balliol, has come in search of her absent husband Roger - a man in the service of…
Through the wet spring of 1369 a pilgrimage wends its way to the sacred city of St David’s. Owen Archer, ex-soldier and sometime spy, accompanies the party to recruit archers…
Originally published: New York: Mysterious Press, 2002.
As always, Candace Robb writes a powerful story intertwined with genuine characters of the day. –HISTORICAL NOVEL REVIEW Archbishop Thoresby of York, the second most powerful cleric in England, lies…
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As the fourteenth century comes to a close, York seethes on the brink of civil war-and young widow Kate Clifford, struggling to keep her businesses afloat, realizes that her mother…
England 1371: a solemn convoy wends its way into York. William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester, is bringing home the remains of Sir Ranulf Pagnell, patriarch of a powerful local…
Set in Anno Domini 1369, the much loved Queen Philippa lies dying at Windsor and the plague has returned to the city of York. With plague rife and the city’s…
It is late spring, the year of our Lord 1370. Owen Archer, ex-soldier and spy, is preparing to depart Wales, his work for John of Gaunt completed. But his attempts…
Intrigue abounds…. Robb’s captivating blend of history and mystery vividly evokes medieval Scotland. –BOOKLIST Scots are gathering in Murdoch Kerr’s Edinburgh tavern, plotting to drive out the English forces. Margaret…
In late summer 1297, Margaret Kerr heads to the town of Stirling at the request of William Wallace’s man James Comyn. Her mission is to discover the fate of a…
Gripping and believable…you can almost smell the streets of 14th-century York as you delve deeper into an engrossing plot. –PRIMA In the year of our Lord 1369 the much-loved Queen…
Winter 1372, in York: A man has drowned in the River Ouse during a skirmish with dockworkers and the boys of a minster school. Renowned for solving many crimes, Owen…
Passionate, brave, and loyal, Margaret Kerr - a young woman estranged from her husband - is determined to play her part in saving Scotland from the hammer of Edward Longshanks…
A snowy March, 1367, and King Edward is impatient. He wants William of Wykeham confirmed as Bishop of Winchester, but Pope Urban V is stalling, deterred by the man’s wealth…
In the winter of 1372, in York: a man has drowned in the River Ouse. But why would anyone want to kill a humble river pilot? The one-eyed spy Owen…
York, 1373: John Thoresby, the Archbishop of York, lies dying. Owen Archer, Thoresby’s master of the guards, is determined to ensure that his lord’s last days are as peaceful as…
In the cathedral city of York people are dying in mysterious circumstances. But there seems to be a common thread - the herbal remedies dispensed by Nicholas Wilton, Master Apothecary…
Originally published: New York: St. Martin’s Press, c1996.
Originally published: New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1995.
In the spring of 1297 the English army controls lowland Scotland, and Margaret Kerr coerces her brother to escort her to Edinburgh in search of her missing husband.
When a young nun dies of a fever in the town of Beverley in the summer of 1365, she is buried quickly for fear of the plague. But one year…
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Owen Archer returns to find York in chaos. A new physician has arrived, whipping up fear and suspicion against Magda Digby, the wise woman who has helped and healed the…
Originally published: New York: St. Martin’s Paperbacks, c1993.
Summer in the year of our Lord 1365. On the night after the Corpus Christi procession, a man is brutally murdered on the steps of York Minster. The next morning…
