Author:Candace Robb
Medieval York is brought to life by Candace Robb in this suspense laden and spellbinding murder mystery. If you like Ellis Peters, S J Parris, Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell, you will love this!
'A superb medieval mystery, thoroughly grounded in historical fact' -- Booklist
'A vivid portrait of 14th-century England which gives us a hero who is cunning and capable, whether navigating the Court of the open moors' -- Time Out
'A complex and ambiguous tale... Robb continues to adeptly blend politics with period detail and three-dimensional characterisation' -- Publishers Weekly
'An exceptional historical medieval murder mystery' -- ***** Reader review
'A good yarn, well crafted and suitably complex' -- ***** Reader review
'Candace Robb thorough research shows in this really gripping tale. I think Owen Archer is the best thing since sliced bread. Gorgeous!!!' -- ***** Reader review
'The complexity of the characters in this book has me hooked. I am so invested in Owen's process. I love the setting, the historic aspect, the religious aspect...it's great. I'm definitely invested.' -- ***** Reader review
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WHO CAN YOU REALLY TRUST?
March 1367: King Edward is impatient. He wants William of Wykeham confirmed as Bishop of Winchester, but Pope Urban V is stalling, deterred by the man's wealth and political ambition.
Thus Owen Archer finds himself heading a deputation from York to Fountains Abbey, to win support for Wykeham from the powerful Cistercian abbots. Ignoring advice, he places his old comrade Ned Townley in charge of the fellow company to Rievaulx, hoping to dispel rumours of Ned's involvement in a mysterious death.
But just days out of York trouble erupts: a friar and Ned both vanish, following news of murder at Windsor. Owen asks John Thoresby, at Court in his role as Lord Chancellor, for help, little knowing it will involve him with the King's mistress, Alice Perrers, ever a dangerous enemy...
Can Archer extricate himself from a web of deceit and mystery in order to reveal the truth?
A thriller that will have you whipping through those 130 pages. Marriage and murder make the perfect combo and this short story is bloody brilliant
—— CompanyA satisfying read for sad singletons slumped on the sofa of despair: Valentine's Day going horribly wrong for the rich
—— Mail on SundayOne of Britain's finest thriller writers
—— Time OutGoddard is clever and riveting
—— Stephen KingThe suspense mounts to a fine crescendo. A superior example of Goddard's velvet-cloaked menace
—— Kirkus ReviewsRobert Goddard's elegant prose and intelligence... place him in the company of such masters of historical suspense as John Fowles and Daphne du Maurier
—— San Francisco ChronicleGoddard is a master of the sly double and triple cross
—— Seattle TimesA compulsive read ... ingenious and deftly-handled
—— New HumanistIt is certainly the best novel I've read so far this year, and should mark Zeh as one of Europe's brightest younger novelists
—— Crime TimeInteresting and original novel
—— Literary ReviewClever and gripping
—— Boyd Tonkin , Independent Summer ReadsEvery chapter is taut, suspenseful, almost Hitchcock-esque. Zeh's style is fluent but also elegantly sparse... An absolute gem of a book.
—— The BookbagFrom every angle - character study, philosophical discussion or straightforward plot - it shines with crystalline intensity, and so far as one can tell, nothing is lost in the translation. Complex and supremely elegant, this is a book to relish
—— Joanna Hines , GuardianThis is a book and a half
—— Giles Broadbent , Wharf
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