The Riddle of St. Leonard's

Mystery & Suspense, Historical Mystery, Fiction & Literature, Historical
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Author: Candace Robb ISBN: 9781626819795
Publisher: Diversion Books Publication: July 28, 2015
Imprint: Diversion Books Language: English
Author: Candace Robb
ISBN: 9781626819795
Publisher: Diversion Books
Publication: July 28, 2015
Imprint: Diversion Books
Language: English

“Gripping and believable . . . You can almost smell the streets of 14th-century York as you delve deeper into an engrossing plot” (Prima).

In the year of our Lord 1369, the much-loved Queen Phillippa lies dying in Windsor Castle, the harvest has failed, and the pestilence has returned. In York, the atmosphere of fear and superstition is heightened by a series of thefts and violent deaths at St. Leonard’s Hospital—as well as rumors that these crimes are connected to the hospital’s dwindling funds.

The Master of St. Leonard’s, Sir Richard de Ravenser, hurries north from the queen’s deathbed to summon Owen Archer, the soldier-spy, to investigate the scandal before it ruins him. Now, while Owen’s wife, Lucie, faces the plague-panicked townsfolk at the apothecary, he encounters a seemingly random series of clues: a riddle posed by one of the victims at the hospital, a lay sister with a scandalous past, the kidnapping of a child from the hospital orphanage, and a case of arson.

The answer to the riddle of St. Leonard’s lies in the past, and as Owen’s family is caught up in the sweep of pestilence, he must abandon them to race across the countryside to save the next victim, in this “well-crafted and interesting” tale of suspense (Chicago Tribune).

“An engrossing historical mystery.” —The Seattle Times

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“Gripping and believable . . . You can almost smell the streets of 14th-century York as you delve deeper into an engrossing plot” (Prima).

In the year of our Lord 1369, the much-loved Queen Phillippa lies dying in Windsor Castle, the harvest has failed, and the pestilence has returned. In York, the atmosphere of fear and superstition is heightened by a series of thefts and violent deaths at St. Leonard’s Hospital—as well as rumors that these crimes are connected to the hospital’s dwindling funds.

The Master of St. Leonard’s, Sir Richard de Ravenser, hurries north from the queen’s deathbed to summon Owen Archer, the soldier-spy, to investigate the scandal before it ruins him. Now, while Owen’s wife, Lucie, faces the plague-panicked townsfolk at the apothecary, he encounters a seemingly random series of clues: a riddle posed by one of the victims at the hospital, a lay sister with a scandalous past, the kidnapping of a child from the hospital orphanage, and a case of arson.

The answer to the riddle of St. Leonard’s lies in the past, and as Owen’s family is caught up in the sweep of pestilence, he must abandon them to race across the countryside to save the next victim, in this “well-crafted and interesting” tale of suspense (Chicago Tribune).

“An engrossing historical mystery.” —The Seattle Times

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