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'??A lovingly detailed background informs and animates the plot at every point.'?� '??KIRKUS Perfect for fans of both Ellis Peters and CJ Sansom, THE LADY CHAPEL is a vivid and immersive portrait of court intrigue and a testament to the power of the medieval guilds. Summer in the year of our Lord 1365. On the night after the Corpus Christi procession, a man is brutally murdered on the steps of York Minster. The next morning his severed hand is found in a room at the York Tavern'??a room hastily vacated by a fellow guild member who had quarreled with the victim. Archbishop Thoresby calls on Owen Archer to investigate. As Owen tracks the fleeing merchant, he uncovers a conspiracy involving a powerful company of traders, but his only witness is a young boy who has gone into hiding, and his only suspect is a mysterious cloaked woman. When Owen discovers a link between the traders and a powerful coterie in the royal court, he brings his apothecary wife Lucie into the race to find the boy before he is silenced forever by the murderers.

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This book is part of the "Owen Archer" series.
Here are some other books from this series:

A Gift of Sanctuary First published 1998 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.3/10

The Apothecary Rose First published 1993 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.9/10

The King's Bishop First published 1996 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.4/10

The Nun's Tale First published 1993 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.5/10

The Cross-legged Knight First published 2002 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.3/10

The Guilt of Innocents Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.2/10

The Riddle of St. Leonard's First published 1997 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.4/10

A Spy for the Redeemer First published 1999 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.3/10

A Vigil of Spies Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.2/10

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