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Author
Series
Margaret Kerr of Perth volume 1
Publisher
Mysterious Press
Pub. Date
©2001
Language
English
Description
After her missing husband's young cousin is brutalized while searching for him, Margaret Kerr travels to Edinburgh herself to find her husband and to search for young Jack's killer.
Author
Series
Kate Clifford novels volume 1
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Political unrest permeates York at the cusp of the fifteenth century, as warring factions take sides on who should be the rightful king--Richard II or his estranged, powerful cousin in exile, Henry Bolingbroke. Independent minded twenty-year-old Kate Clifford is struggling to dig out from beneath the debt left by her late husband. Determined to find a way to be secure in her own wealth and establish her independence in a male dominated society, Kate...
Author
Series
Publisher
Creme de la Crime
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"With the great and the good about to descend on York for the enthronement of Alexander Neville as the new archbishop, the city authorities are in a state of high alert. When two bodies are discovered in the grounds of York Minster, and a flaxen-haired youth with the voice of an angel is found locked in the chapter house, Owen Archer, captain of the city bailiffs, is summoned to investigate."--from book jacket.
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"May, 1375. Owen Archer returns from London to find York in chaos. While the citizens are living in terror of the pestilence which is spreading throughout the land, a new physician has arrived, whipping up fear and suspicion against traditional healers and midwives. With the backing of the new archbishop, he is especially hostile towards Magda Digby, the wise woman who has helped and healed the people of York for many years. At the same time, Magda...
Author
Series
Publisher
Diversion Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Winter 1372, in York: A man has drowned in the River Ouse during a skirmish with dockworkers and the boys of a minster school. Renowned for solving many crimes, Owen is immediately drawn into the case. But right from the start he realizes that it isn't a simple question of one victim, one suspect. And when a valuable cross goes missing and a woman is badly burnt in mysterious circumstances, the web of deceit widens. Then another body is found in the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Creme de la Crime
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"1374. When a member of one of York's most prominent families is found dead in the woods, his throat torn out, rumours spread like wildfire that wolves are running loose throughout the city. Persuaded to investigate by the victim's father, Owen Archer is convinced that a human killer is responsible. But before he can gather sufficient evidence to prove his case, a second body is discovered, stabbed to death. Is there a connection? What secrets are...
Author
Series
Kate Clifford novels volume 3
Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Amid the unrest following a failed revolt against Henry IV, Kate Clifford must defend her friend Berend from a murder charge --
Author
Series
Publisher
Diversion Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
John Thoresby, the Archbishop of York, lies dying. One of the most powerful men in the country, his imminent demise has the dominant families of the north vying to influence his succession. Owen Archer, one of the few men Thoresby trusts, is determined that his lord's last days should be as peaceful as possible. But his plans go awry when Thoresby agrees to a visit from Joan, Princess of Wales. Within minutes of her arrival, a member of the royal...
Author
Series
Kate Clifford novels volume 2
Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"As the fourteenth century comes to a close, York seethes on the brink of civil war--and young widow Kate Clifford, struggling to keep her businesses afloat, realizes that her mother is harboring a dangerous secret ... 1399. York is preparing for civil war, teeming with knights and their armed retainers summoned for the city's defense. Henry of Lancaster is rumored to have landed on the northeast coast of England, not so far from York, intent on reclaiming...
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