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...
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...
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...
King Edward wants William of Wykeham confirmed as Bishop of Winchester, but Pope Urban V is stalling. Owen Archer finds himself heading a deputation from York to Fountains Abbey to lobby the powerful Cistercian abbots. However a mysterious death means he must search for answers.
King Edward wants William of Wykeham confirmed as Bishop of Winchester, but Pope Urban V is stalling. Owen Archer finds himself heading a deputation f...
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 for the Duke of Lancaster, who prepares to fight the French. But he and Geoffrey Chaucer have another, covert, mission.
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 ...
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...
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...
Robb deftly interweaves a complex story of love, passion and murder into the troubled and tangled fabric of Welsh history, fashioning a rich and satisfying novel. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Under the pretense of escorting his father-in-law and the archbishop s secretary on a pilgrimage to the sacred city of St. David s in Wales, Owen Archer and Geoffrey Chaucer, in truth, are carrying out a mission for the Duke of Lancaster. England and France are at war, and the southern coast of Wales is vulnerable to invasion Owen and Geoffrey are to recruit archers for the duke s army and inspect his Welsh...
Robb deftly interweaves a complex story of love, passion and murder into the troubled and tangled fabric of Welsh history, fashioning a rich and satis...
