- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd (7 Mar 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0434005150
- ISBN-13: 978-0434005154
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,403,976 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Cross Legged Knight is the latest Owen Archer mystery and did not disappoint. The plot revolves around a family who have lost a husband/father in custody in France and the Bishop who was supposed to be negotiating his release, and is full of intrigue and well as having many twists to the story.
Candace Robb brings her characters to life with such an intensity that you come to know them as well as your own friends and really care what happens to them, as well as bringing to life vividly the medieval world they live in so well that you can really imagine being there and experiencing how they lived their lives.
On top of that she is an excellent storyteller, from the very start you are caught up in the world of Owen Archer and his friends, family and enemies and once started it is very difficult to put the book down until you reach the end, and then you want more.
As well as telling a good story, Robb incorporates actual historical facts into the books, so the reader will always go away knowing a lot more about the medieval period and how people lived and earned their livings, as well as including an explanation at the end of any details she feels you may need more information on.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys crime and mystery stories, particularly when set in another era.
Candace Robb brings her characters to life with such an intensity that you come to know them as well as your own friends and really care what happens to them, as well as bringing to life vividly the medieval world they live in so well that you can really imagine being there and experiencing how they lived their lives.
On top of that she is an excellent storyteller, from the very start you are caught up in the world of Owen Archer and his friends, family and enemies and once started it is very difficult to put the book down until you reach the end, and then you want more.
As well as telling a good story, Robb incorporates actual historical facts into the books, so the reader will always go away knowing a lot more about the medieval period and how people lived and earned their livings, as well as including an explanation at the end of any details she feels you may need more information on.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys crime and mystery stories, particularly when set in another era.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As I only live 20 miles from York where most of these books are set, I can perhaps visualise better than most the area of England the books take place in. Many of the streets of York mentioned in the books are still there and of the course so is the Minster.
Owen Archer the lead character in the book is a Welsh longbow man who works for a high church dignitary and spends some of his spare time helping in his wife's apothecary shop. He is called upon by William of Wykeham, the Bishop of Winchester, to help him with a serious problem. I myself am interested in this period of English history and the author's authenticity cannot be questioned and her excellent story telling is spellbinding. [...]
Owen Archer the lead character in the book is a Welsh longbow man who works for a high church dignitary and spends some of his spare time helping in his wife's apothecary shop. He is called upon by William of Wykeham, the Bishop of Winchester, to help him with a serious problem. I myself am interested in this period of English history and the author's authenticity cannot be questioned and her excellent story telling is spellbinding. [...]
Format:Paperback
Rather an improvement on the previous couple of books in this series. The main characters are attractive and I care about them, which has kept me reading this series.
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Well Written and Well Researched
As I only live 20 miles from York where most of these books are set, I can perhaps visualise better than most the area of England the books take place in. Read more
Published on 13 May 2007 by J. Chippindale
Well Written, Well Researched
As I only live 20 miles from York where most of these books are set, I can perhaps visualise better than most the area of England the books take place in. Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2004 by J. Chippindale
Robb makes it through the knight!
It’s the eight episode for Candace Robb’s quintessential medieval spy Owen Archer and
neither the author nor the character seems to be slowing down. Read more
neither the author nor the character seems to be slowing down. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2003 by Billy J. Hobbs
They keep getting better
This installment of the Owen Archer series is one of the best that I have read. Owen is back in York with his family including his apothecary wife, Lucie and the characters show... Read more
Published on 11 July 2002 by Kathleen Charon
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