The Riddle of St. Leonard's (Owen Archer Mysteries) - Softcover

Robb, Candace

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312966512 ISBN 13: 9780312966515

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1998

Synopsis

Medieval York is wrapped in a dangerous riddle that only Owen Archer can unfurl.

The fetid summer heat of 1369 has the citizens of York besieging Owen Archer's apothecary wife, Lucie, for physicks against noxious vapors. But more than pestilence is in the air. Owen is summoned to investigate the theft of rare treasures from St. Leonard's Hospital and the untimely deaths of aging patients.

What links a brutal robbery, a fatal fire, a lay sister some still call whore, and a homeless urchin who shoots an arrow as straight as Owen himself? Country lore and town gossip lead him deep into the past, toward a killer with a heart blacker than the plague itself...

About this title

From the Publisher:

Praise for THE RIDDLE OF ST. LEONARD'S:

"Absorbing...An engrossing puzzle." --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

"Well-crafted and interesting...An altogether enjoyable process." --CHICAGO TRIBUNE

From the Back Cover:

The fetid summer heat of 1369 has the citizens of York beseiging Owen Archer's apothecary wife, Lucie, for physicks against noxious vapors. But more than pestilence is in the air. Owen is summoned to investigate the theft of rare treasures from St. Leonard's Hospital and the untimely deaths of aging patients.

What links a brutal robbery, a fatal fire, a lay sister some still call whore, and a homeless urchin who shoots an arrow as straight as Owen himself? Country lore and town gossip lead him deep into the past, toward a killer with a heart blacker than the plague.

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0312966512
• ISBN 13: 9780312966515
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 304