The Riddle of St. Leonard's - Couverture rigide

Robb, Candace

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0434002933 ISBN 13 : 9780434002931

Editeur : William Heinemann Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

Set in 1367, the people of York are suffering. A failed harvest and the plague have brought chaos. St. Leonards's Hospital is trying to stay solvent after a spate of thefts, so the deaths of some wealthy aged residents is very timely. Rumors soon circulate of murder and Owen Archer investigates. From the author of THE APOTHECARY ROSE.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Anno Domini 1369. The much loved Queen Philippa lies dying at Windsor, and the plague has returned to the city of York. In an atmosphere of fear and superstition, rumours spread that a spate of deaths at St Leonard's Hospital in York is no accident. The hospital is in debt and has suffered thefts: Sir Richard de Ravenser, Master of the Hospital, returns from Winchester painfully aware that scandal could ruin his own career. Anxious to avert a crisis, he requests the services of Owen Archer, spy for the Archbishop.

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. But careful enquiries reveal a further riddle, connected to one of the victims. Is this where the truth lies?

Biographie de l'auteur

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 the author of nine Owen Archer novels and three Margaret Kerr Mysteries.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William Heinemann Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0434002933
• ISBN 13: 9780434002931
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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