The Apothecary Rose: A Medieval Mystery
- ISBN-10
- 0099429764
- ISBN-13
- 9780099429760
- Series
- The Apothecary Rose
- Category
- Archer, Owen (Fictitious character)
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994-07-11
- Publisher
- Random House
- Author
- Candace Robb
Description
"The first Owen Archer mystery. On a snowy December night in 1363, Brother Wulfstan ventures from the warmth of St Mary's Abbey into the town. Worried by the decline in his patient, an unnamed pilgrim, he goes to ask Nicholas Wilton, the Master Apothecary, for a herbal remedy. But it appears that nothing can save the pilgrim who dies in agony later that night. It is only when the same medicine proves fatal to another man, the ward of John Thoresby, Lord Chancellor of England, that suspicions are raised, and Owen Archer, formerly Captain of Archers, is dispatched to York to find the truth. As his cover he will work as apprentice to the apothecary. Nicholas Wilton, however, is gravely ill, so it is from his wife, Lucie, that Owen must learn the trade. Beautiful, spirited and high-born, Lucie fascinates Owen from the start. As he begins to unravel the complicated strands of the mystery, Owen is drawn into York life. But when there is another mysterious death, Owen is dismayed to realise he must count Lucie herself among the suspects ..."--Publisher's description.
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