Author: Candace Robb Year: 1994 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Historical fiction, Mystery
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ISBNs: 9780312954604 9780312114091 0312954603 0312114095 |
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'A lovingly detailed background informs and animates the plot at every point.' 'KIRKUS Perfect for fans of both Ellis Peters and CJ Sansom, THE LADY CHAPEL is a vivid and immersive portrait of court intrigue and a testament to the power of the medieval guilds. Summer in the year of our Lord 1365. On the night after the Corpus Christi procession, a man is brutally murdered on the steps of York Minster. The next morning his severed hand is found in a room at the York Tavern'a room hastily vacated by a fellow guild member who had quarreled with the victim. Archbishop Thoresby calls on Owen Archer to investigate. As Owen tracks the fleeing merchant, he uncovers a conspiracy involving a powerful company of traders, but his only witness is a young boy who has gone into hiding, and his only suspect is a mysterious cloaked woman. When Owen discovers a link between the traders and a powerful coterie in the royal court, he brings his apothecary wife Lucie into the race to find the boy before he is silenced forever by the murderers.
This book is part of the "Owen Archer" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "A Gift of Sanctuary" First published in 1998 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The King's Bishop" First published in 1996 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Apothecary Rose" First published in 1993 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Nun's Tale" First published in 1993 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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