"Suspenseful, historically accurate, and blessed with a wonderful cast
of characters, THE APOTHECARY ROSE is an absolute delight from start to
finish..." --Charles de Lint, author of the Newford Series
In the year of our Lord 1363, two suspicious deaths in the infirmary of
St. Mary's Abbey catch the attention of the powerful John Thoresby, Lord
Chancellor of England and Archbishop of York. One victim is a pilgrim,
while the second is Thoresby's ne'er-do-well ward, both apparently
poisoned by a physic supplied by Master Apothecary Nicholas Wilton. In
the wake of these deaths, the archbishop dispatches one-eyed spy Owen
Archer to York to find the murderer. Under the guise of a disillusioned
soldier keen to make a fresh start, Owen insinuates himself into
Wilton's apothecary as an apprentice. But he finds Wilton bedridden,
with the shop being run by his lovely, enigmatic young wife, Lucie. As
Owen unravels a tangled history of scandal and tragedy, he discovers at
its center a desperate, forbidden love twisted over time into obsession.
And the woman he has come to love is his prime suspect.
Lovingly detailed, beautifully written, THE APOTHECARY ROSE is a
captivating and suspenseful tale of life, love, and death in medieval
England.