The Apothecary Rose

by Candace Robb

Overview

A healing remedy or a deadly poison? Owen Archer confronts a lethal mix of dangerous attraction and troubling secrets when two knights die unexpectedly.

York, 1363. Master apothecary Nicholas Wilton provides a healing potion for a wounded soldier at St Mary's Abbey.

A KILLER CURE?

When Brother Wulfstan administers the special physick to the pilgrim and a fellow knight, tragedy strikes. Is the poisonous potion an accident, or a deliberate act of murder? Owen is sent to investigate by the Archbishop of York, disguised as an apothecary apprentice assisting Wilton's wife, Lucie.

THE SINS OF A KNIGHT

He soon learns that the first victim, Sir Geoffrey Montaigne, travelled to York to atone a past sin, and had crossed paths with Nicholas before. What was the knight's past misdeed, and what is his connection to the apothecary?

IS FORBIDDEN LOVE A DEADLY DRUG?

Owen uncovers troubling links between the knight and others close to Nicholas - including Lucie, who has captured his heart. But is he falling in love with a killer?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781448313419
Publisher:	Severn House
Publication date:	01/09/2024
Series:	Owen Archer Series , #1
Edition description:	Main
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.43(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Candace Robb has read and researched medieval history for many years, having studied for a Ph.D. in Medieval & Anglo-Saxon Literature. She divides her time between Seattle and the UK, frequently visiting York to research the series. She is the author of eleven previous Owen Archer mysteries and three Kate Clifford medieval mysteries.

Editorial Reviews

A multitude of new and old supporting characters round out the delightful cast and contribute to the twists and turns of the compelling plot

Booklist on A Conspiracy of Wolves

Meticulously researched, authentic and gripping

Yorkshire Evening Post on Vigil of Spies

Gripping and believable.you can almost smell the streets of 14th-century York as you delve deeper into an engrossing plot

Prima on The Riddle of St. Leonard's

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