The Nun's Tale: An Owen Archer Mystery

New York: St. Martins Press, 1995. First U.S. Edition First Printinng State . Hard Back. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2. Da Messina, Antonello - Jacket Art The Virgin Annunciate. 355 Pages. Black boards with gold spine lettering. A never read book with near flawless interior text pages. Dust jacket price 23.95 is unclipped and has minor scuffing to edges. When a young nun dies of a fever in the town of Beverley, England, in t he summer of 136S, she is buried quickly, for fear of the plague. The following year, the Archbishop of York is concerned to learn that a woman who claims to he the resurrected nun is talking of relic-trading and miracles. When murder follows in her wake , Owen Archer must undertake his third case. Traveling to Leeds and Scarborough to try to unearth clues, Owen finds only a trail of corpses. A meeting with Geoffrey Chaucer, spy for King Edward, establishes a connection with mercenary soldiers and the powerful Percy family. Meanwhi!e, Owen's wife, the apothecary Lucie Walton, pregnant with their first child, has won the mysterious woman's confidence. But the troubled secrets that start to emerge will endanger them all. Once again Candace Robb pouts the history back into the historical mystery, bringing us athird novel with finely detailed work, authentic characters, and a credible plot. Contents in 24 Chapters: Lamentations of the Dead, To York, Lady's Mantle, a Consultation, Thje Watcher, Alfred's Tale, Subtle Manoeuvres, Family Tenisons, Lucie Dines at the Palace, Our Lady's Mantle, Calvary, Witless or Cunning, An Archer A Poet A Prince, A Pilgrimage of Disgrace, Scarborough, Near Death, Vengeance Interrupted, Bartering Before Death's Sleep, Homecoming, Steadfastness, The Scabbard, Mary Magdalene.