The Cross-Legged Knight - Hardcover

Candace Robb studied for a Ph.D. in Medieval and Anglo-Saxon literature and has continued to read and research medieval history and literature ever since. The Owen Archer series grew out of a fascination with the city of York and the tumultuous times of the 14th century. She is also the author of a new series beginning with A Trust Betrayed, featuring brave heroine Margaret Kerr.

Owen Archer returns to solve another medieval mystery grounded in the intrigue spawned by the bitter rivalry among King Edward III's sons. When William of Wykehani, bishop of Winchester and the former lord chancellor of England, travels to York bearing the heart of a local knight slain by the French, he fears his life is in grave danger. Accused by the knight's family of skimming the ransom they sent to free Sir Ranulf Pagnell, he barely escapes with his life when a piece of building material falls directly in his path. Assigned by Archbishop Thoresby to keep Wykeham safe, Owen is baffled when Wykeham's residence is engulfed in flames. With the help of his wife, Lucie, a gifted apothecary, he investigates the murder of an unknown woman unearthed in the ashes. Once again, Robb provides the reader with an evocative and suspenseful whodunit thoroughly bolstered by a wealth of authentic historical detail. Margaret Flanagan
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