wyszukanych pozycji: 30
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The Guilt of Innocents: The Owen Archer Series - Book Nine
ISBN: 9781682301081 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "It's...the Machiavellian intrigue that makes this such an enjoyable read. When the iron curtain came down people said the spy-thriller genre was dead. They were wrong. This is as full of intrigue as a Deighton or a Le Carre." --THE GUARDIAN Winter in the year of our Lord 1372. A river pilot falls into the icy waters of the River Ouse during a skirmish between dockworkers and the boys of the minster school, which include Owen Archer's adopted son Jasper. But what began as a confrontation to return a boy's stolen scrip becomes a murder investigation as the rescuers find the pilot dying of...
"It's...the Machiavellian intrigue that makes this such an enjoyable read. When the iron curtain came down people said the spy-thriller genre was dead...
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58,08 |
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The Lady Chapel : An Owen Archer Mystery
ISBN: 9780099421368 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Owen Archer finds himself called upon by Archbishop Thoresby to exercise his skills as detective. While York celebrates the feast of Corpus Christi, a man is murdered in the shadow of the Minster. All the evidence points to a wool merchant last seen quarrelling with the dead man. But a complex web of rivalries surrounds the wool traders.
Owen Archer finds himself called upon by Archbishop Thoresby to exercise his skills as detective. While York celebrates the feast of Corpus Christi, a...
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67,52 |
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The Apothecary Rose: (The Owen Archer Mysteries: book I): a captivating and enthralling medieval murder mystery set in York – a real page-turner!
ISBN: 9780099429760 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. In the cathedral city of York people are dying in mysterious circumstances. The common thread is the herbal remedies dispensed by Nicholas Wilton. Owen Archer is dispatched to unravel the mystery.
In the cathedral city of York people are dying in mysterious circumstances. The common thread is the herbal remedies dispensed by Nicholas Wilton. Owe...
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The Riddle Of St Leonard's : An Owen Archer Mystery
ISBN: 9780099416944 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. 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 inhabitants besieging his wife, the Apothecary, for new cures, Owen Archer is unwilling to become involved. There is too little to link the victims to each other: the riddle seems unsolvable.
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...
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The Cross-Legged Knight: The Owen Archer Series - Book Eight
ISBN: 9781682306208 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. York, 1371. The Bishop of Winchester, William of Wykeham, is tasked with bringing home the remains of the powerful patriarch of the Pagnell family. But Wykeham s arrival is fraught with tension. The Pagnells are reeling from their father s death and they suspect Wykeham of having a hand in it. Days after his arrival, his townhouse burns to the ground a terrible accident, or a threat.
When the charred body of a woman is found in the remains, Wykeham fears for his reputation and his life. The Archbishop of York, John Thoresby, turns to the one-eyed spy, Owen Archer, for help. Archer,... York, 1371. The Bishop of Winchester, William of Wykeham, is tasked with bringing home the remains of the powerful patriarch of the Pagnell family. Bu...
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The Cross Legged Knight
ISBN: 9780099278306 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. An accident in the grounds of York Minster nearly kills the bishop. Then, a few days later, his townhouse is found ablaze. When the body of a young woman is found in the undercroft of the house, scandal threatens to destroy Wykeham. The Archbishop of York, John Thoresby, asks Owen Archer for his help.
An accident in the grounds of York Minster nearly kills the bishop. Then, a few days later, his townhouse is found ablaze. When the body of a young wo...
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A Snake in the Barley
ISBN: 9781448313167 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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111,45 |
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A Trust Betrayed : (Margaret Kerr Trilogy: Book 1)
ISBN: 9780099410126 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Margaret Kerr's husband has been missing for a year. When the body of his factor is returned, murdered in a fight in Edinburgh, she travels there to find out what has happened to the man she married. This is the first in a planned series featuring a female detective in medieval Scotland.
Margaret Kerr's husband has been missing for a year. When the body of his factor is returned, murdered in a fight in Edinburgh, she travels there to f...
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A Spy For The Redeemer
ISBN: 9780099277972 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. 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 to arrange safe passage home to York are thwarted by a mysterious suicide. And in York, Lucie Wilton is disheartened by her husband's long absence.
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...
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The Fire in the Flint: The Margaret Kerr Series - Book Two
ISBN: 9781682301524 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "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 takes her place there as innkeeper, collecting information to pass on to William Wallace--until murder gives the English an excuse to shutter the tavern. The dead man was a witness to the intruders who raided chests belonging to Margaret's husband and her father, the latest in a string of violent raids on Margaret's family, but no one knows the identity of the raiders... "Intrigue abounds.... Robb's captivating blend of history and mystery vividly evokes medieval Scotland." --BOOKLIST
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A Twisted Vengeance
ISBN: 9781643130859 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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81,17 |
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A Vigil of Spies
ISBN: 9780099497929 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. September, 1373. John Thoresby, the Archbishop of York lies dying. During a visit from Joan, Princess of Wales, one of her party is murdered. Then, only days later, a messenger carrying urgent letters for Thoresby is found hanging in the woods. Owen Archer, Thorseby's master of the guards, races against time to find the murderer.
September, 1373. John Thoresby, the Archbishop of York lies dying. During a visit from Joan, Princess of Wales, one of her party is murdered. Then, on...
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The Nun's Tale: The Owen Archer Series - Book Three
ISBN: 9781682301036 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. An] engrossing tale imbued with the flavor of English medieval life, Robb s story melds true events with fiction to create a gripping historical mystery. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Based on an enigmatic entry in the records of Clementhorpe Nunnery, this authentic, gripping mystery conjures a 14th century ripe with forbidden passions and political intrigue. When young nun Joanna Calverley dies of a fever in the town of Beverley in the summer of 1365, she is buried quickly for fear of the plague. But a year later, Archbishop Thoresby learns of a woman who has arrived in York claiming to be... An] engrossing tale imbued with the flavor of English medieval life, Robb s story melds true events with fiction to create a gripping historical myst...
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A Spy for the Redeemer: The Owen Archer Series - Book Seven
ISBN: 9781682301074 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Fascinating crisp, evocative writing . The tapestry here is rich and varied. CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
Late spring in the year of our Lord 1370, and Owen Archer is anxious to leave Wales for home. His mission for the Duke of Lancaster complete, he attempts to arrange safe passage on a ship sailing for England, but the hanging of a stonemason interrupts his plans. On the surface it appears the young man was driven to suicide by a broken heart, but to Owen the signs all point to murder. As his investigation stretches on, however, Owen finds himself drawn into the influence of the leader of a... Fascinating crisp, evocative writing . The tapestry here is rich and varied. CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
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The Fire In The Flint : (Margaret Kerr Trilogy: Book 2)
ISBN: 9780099410140 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. 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 Balliol's enemy Robert the Bruce. But terrifying raids and a brutal murder bring the wrath of the English to Margaret's door.
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 s...
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The Nun's Tale: (The Owen Archer Mysteries: book III): an evocative and enthralling historical mystery set in Medieval York that will have you gripped from page one…
ISBN: 9780099427421 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. 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 later, a woman appears, talking of relic-trading and miracles. She claims to be the dead nun resurrected. Murder follows swiftly in her wake, and the worried Archbishop of York asks Owen Archer to investigate.
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 later, a wo...
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A Snake in the Barley
ISBN: 9781448318575 / Angielski / Miękka / 2025 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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70,91 |
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The Guilt of Innocents
ISBN: 9780099497899 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. 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 Archer is quickly brought to the scene. Owen realises that it isn't a simple question of one victim, one suspect. And when a cross goes missing and a woman is badly burnt, the web of deceit widens.
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 Arc...
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83,11 |