A Gift of Sanctuary: The Owen Archer Series - Book Six: 6 - Softcover

Robb, Candace

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1682301060 ISBN 13: 9781682301067

Publisher: Diversion Books, 2015

Synopsis

"Robb deftly interweaves a complex story of love, passion and murder into the troubled and tangled fabric of Welsh history, fashioning a rich and satisfying novel." --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Under the pretense of escorting his father-in-law and the archbishop's secretary on a pilgrimage to the sacred city of St. David's in Wales, Owen Archer and Geoffrey Chaucer, in truth, are carrying out a mission for the Duke of Lancaster. England and France are at war, and the southern coast of Wales is vulnerable to invasion--Owen and Geoffrey are to recruit archers for the duke's army and inspect his Welsh fortifications on the coast, while quietly investigating whether the duke's steward at Cydweli Castle is involved in a French plot to incite rebellion in Wales.

But trouble precedes them in the cathedral city of St. David's. On Whitesands Beach beyond the city a young man is beaten and left for dead, then spirited away by a Welsh bard. Shortly afterward a corpse clothed in the livery of the Duke of Lancaster is left at the city gate, his shoes filled with white sand. Meanwhile, at Cydweli Castle, a chain of events begun by the theft of money from the castle's exchequer ends in a violent death and the disappearance of the steward's beautiful young wife. Owen and Geoffrey begin to see connections linking the troubles in city and castle, and learn they must unravel the complex story of betrayed love and political ambition to prevent more deaths. But in the course of his investigations in the land of his birth, Owen is haunted by doubts about his own loyalties...

About this title

Review:

"Robb deftly interweaves a complex story of love, passion and murder into the troubled and tangled fabric of Welsh history, fashioning a rich and satisfying novel" (Publishers Weekly)

"This compelling historical mystery lives up to the standard set by the master medievalist Ellis Peters" (Booklist)

Book Description:

The sixth novel in the compelling Owen Archer Series

About this edition

• Publisher: Diversion Books
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1682301060
• ISBN 13: 9781682301067
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 302