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by Candace Robb (Author)
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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (14 May 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0749323655
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749323653
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 213,795 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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An historical detective story. It is 1367, and the people of York are suffering: the harvest has failed, the plague has returned, and scandal threatens St Leonard's Hospital, where several aged residents have died in suspicious circumstances. Owen Archer is forced to investigate.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fourth in the Owen Archer Series, 9 Mar 2007
By J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Riddle of St. Leonard's (Owen Archer Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

Candace Robb has read and researched medieval history for many years, having studied for a Ph.D. in Medieval and Anglo-Saxon Literature. She divides her time between Seattle and the UK, frequently spending time in Scotland and York to research her books.

York is very close to my own home and many of the places mentioned in the Owen Archer books are still there to be seen and of course Archbishop John Thorseby is mentioned in the records of York Minster. All this adds spice for me and helps me to picture the time and events that took place. This is the fourth novel in what is proving to be a captivating series.

The year is 1369. Edward is King of England and the much loved Queen Phillippa lies dying at Windsor. Night on 200 miles north in the city of York the harvest has failed and the plague has returned. In the heavy atmosphere and the fear from the plague superstition grips the citizen of York. Rumours are spreading that the spate of deaths at St. Leonard's hospital are no accident.

Several of the "corrodians," elderly people who have paid a sum of money to the hospital to care for them until their death have died in suspicious circumstances. There has also been a number of thefts from the hospital. Sir Richard de Ravenser, master of the Hospital is well aware than a scandal could ruin the hospital and his own reputation also.

Anxious to get to the bottom of the matter he calls on the services of Owen Archer, a man who is gaining a reputation as a solver of mysteries. Owen is unwilling to get involved as he has his hands full helping his wife in her apothecary shop, which is being besieged daily by the people of the city seeking cures and preventatives to keep them free of the plague.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Medieaval Mayem, 31 Dec 2006
By P.M. Wood "Penny" (South Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Riddle of St. Leonards (Paperback)
Owen Archer is called upon by his employer, the Archbishop of York, to assist the master of St Leonard's Hospital who is the Archbishop's nephew. There have been a number of suspicious deaths at the hospital and it looks as if someone is trying to reduce expenses by getting rid of incumbents. The year is 1369, York is experiencing plague and the queen is dying. The suspects seem to be either sisters, lay sisters or clerics on the staff but there have also been several robberies from the hospital and Archer must discover if the killings and thefts are related. Robb provides a detailed picture of York during the middle ages and gives her readers a thoroughly good tale.
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5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Part of a Wonderful Medieval Series, 13 Oct 2007
By J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Riddle of St. Leonard's (Owen Archer Mystery) (Paperback)
Candace Robb has read and researched medieval history for many years, having studied for a Ph.D. in Medieval and Anglo-Saxon Literature. She divides her time between Seattle and the UK, frequently spending time in Scotland and York to research her books.

York is very close to my own home and many of the places mentioned in the Owen Archer books are still there to be seen and of course Archbishop John Thorseby is mentioned in the records of York Minster. All this adds spice for me and helps me to picture the time and events that took place. This is the fourth novel in what is proving to be a captivating series.

The year is 1369. Edward is King of England and the much loved Queen Phillippa lies dying at Windsor. Night on 200 miles north in the city of York the harvest has failed and the plague has returned. In the heavy atmosphere and the fear from the plague superstition grips the citizen of York. Rumours are spreading that the spate of deaths at St. Leonard's hospital are no accident.

Several of the "corrodians," elderly people who have paid a sum of money to the hospital to care for them until their death have died in suspicious circumstances. There has also been a number of thefts from the hospital. Sir Richard de Ravenser, master of the Hospital is well aware than a scandal could ruin the hospital and his own reputation also.

Anxious to get to the bottom of the matter he calls on the services of Owen Archer, a man who is gaining a reputation as a solver of mysteries. Owen is unwilling to get involved as he has his hands full helping his wife in her apothecary shop, which is being besieged daily by the people of the city seeking cures and preventatives to keep them free of the plague.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fourth in the Owen Archer Series

Candace Robb has read and researched medieval history for many years, having studied for a Ph.D. in Medieval and Anglo-Saxon Literature. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another Addition to a Great Medieval Series


Candace Robb has read and researched medieval history for many years, having studied for a Ph.D. in Medieval and Anglo-Saxon Literature. Read more
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