Book description
A CALLOUS MURDER. A DEVASTATING SECRET. A CRIME OF PASSION.
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 possible, but his plans are
thrown into disarray when Thoresby agrees to a visit from Joan,
Princess of Wales, wife of the Black Prince and mother of the young
heir to the throne of England.
Owen resolves to do his duty, but within minutes of Joan's arrival
things go disastrously wrong when a member of the royal party is
murdered. Then, only days later, a messenger carrying urgent letters
for Thoresby is found hanging in the woods. As Owen races against time
to find the murderer, he starts to realise that not only has one of
his own men been compromised, but all their lives are now in danger...
Candace Robb has read and researched medieval history for many years,
having studied for a Ph. D in Medieval and Anglo-Saxon Literature. She
is also the author of nine previous Owen Archer novels and three
Margaret Kerr Mysteries. She lives in Seattle.
