The Apothecary Rose
by:
Candace Robb (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780312097820 (0312097824)
Publish date: 1993
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Series: Owen Archer (#1)
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. ...
I would have given this first novel in the Owen Archer 4 stars, but sadly the lack of a final edit meant there were some silly annoying mistakes which kept appearing... best example is the use of the phrase "burn in hell" to curse an adversary, which actually appears in the ebook version as "bum in ...