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Series: Owen Archer #1 I must confess that I’m a little disappointed by this 14th century mediaeval mystery. I’m still giving it three stars because the solution to the mystery felt natural, although the start of the book seemed to give a lot of it away. My complaints have more to do with how the ...
About The Apothecary Rose Print Length: 313 pages Publisher: Diversion Books (July 28, 2015) “Suspenseful, historically accurate, and blessed with a wonderful cast of characters, THE APOTHECARY ROSE is an absolute delight from start to finish…” — Charles de Lint, author of the Newford Series In ...
Though I first encountered historical mysteries through the tv show based on Ellis Peters' Cadfael, and have since come to quite enjoy those of Peters' books I have read, my long running love affair with Historical Mysteries began here, with Candace Robb and Owen Archer, in 14th century York. There...
Owen Archer is a little at a loose end because of losing an eye and by a man he trusted, and had saved. He is dispached to investigate the death of two men and is sent to be undercover as one of the most likely suspect's apprentice. There he finds the suspect dying and his wife, Lucie, in charge. ...
An accident in the grounds of York Minster nearly kills the biship and then a few days later his townhouse is found ablaze. In the house there's a dead woman and a badly injured man. Examination shows that she actually died before the fire. Who did it and their motivation proves complicated. Som...
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