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Late spring, the year of our Lord 1370. Owen Archer, ex-soldier and spy, is preparing to depart Wales, his work for John of Gaunt completed. But his attempts to arrange safe passage home to York are thwarted by a mysterious suicide. In York Lucie Wilton is disheartened by her husband's long absence and concerned by allegations against her apothecary. Then Brother Michaelo brings upsetting news, forcing her to journey to her father's manor outside the city. Increasingly desperate, she accepts the company of a stranger, who proves invaluable when they face danger.
Angered by Owen's prolonged absence, aware of malicious rumours, John Thoresby, Archbishop of York, orders his return. But Owen's stay in the land of his birth has created divided loyalties in him. And those who serve the Welsh rebel leader would have Owen sign up to fight and never go home...
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Once again, Owen is sent on an errand for his Archbishop, this time to Owen's home country of Wales, where treason, murder, and more mayhem abound, and he is caught up
in the webs of deceit, Church intrigue, and local loyalties. Indeed, Owen, for a while, is tempted to stay and fight for his native lands, certainly a treasonous act there.
And back in York, Owen's wife Lucy, a local and successful apothecary, finds her own life even more complicated. Aside from missing her husband and trying to run her own
household, she finds she is the victim of some malicious gossip, gossip that questions her own professional abilities, her husbands loyalty to the Crown, and her relationship with a
handsome and accommodating neighbor. These ingredients make for a very complex and complicated life for her.
Yet, with the usual Robb finesse, both Lucy and Owen are able to overcome their difficulties, as one would imagine. Overcoming their problems is never in doubt, of course,
but it is how they are overcome that provides the interest. Robb's ability to create characters that are believable and interesting keeps her stories alive. "A Spy for the
Redeemer" will come as no surprise to readers already familiar with the series; for new readers, this trip down history lane will be a pleasant experience.
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