{"product_id":"riddle-of-st-leonards","title":"Riddle Of St Leonard's","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet Candace Robb take you back in time to Medieval York in this enthralling, authentic and gripping mystery, full of incident and intrigue. Fans of Ellis Peters, S J Parris, Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell will love this!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gripping and believable... you can almost smell the streets of fourteenth-century York as you delve into an engrossing plot' -- \u003ci\u003ePrima\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Robb is uncommonly good at period atmosphere, immersing the reader in the everyday horrors of the plague... she distinguishes herself by putting together an engrossing puzzle' -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hugely, but subtly, detailed... complex, ambiguous and gripping' - \u003ci\u003eHistorical Novels Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An excellent and enjoyable read' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A ripping good yarn!' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A most addictive read' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fascinating, realistic and vivid read' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*************************************************************************************\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN UNEXPLAINED SPATE OF DEATHS CAUSES SUSPICION...ARE THEY ACCIDENTAL OR METICULOUSLY PLANNED?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1369:\u003c\/b\u003e The much loved \u003cb\u003eQueen Philippa\u003c\/b\u003e lies dying at Windsor, and the plague has returned to the city of \u003cb\u003eYork\u003c\/b\u003e. In an atmosphere of fear and superstition, rumours spread that a spate of deaths at \u003cb\u003eSt Leonard's Hospital\u003c\/b\u003e in York is no accident. The hospital is in debt and has suffered thefts: \u003cb\u003eSir Richard de Ravenser, Master of the Hospital\u003c\/b\u003e, returns from Winchester painfully aware that scandal could ruin his own career. Anxious to avert a crisis, he requests the services of Owen Archer, spy for the Archbishop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith plague rife and the city's inhabitants besieging his wife, the Apothecary, for new cures, Owen Archer is unwilling to become involved. There is too little to link the victims to each other: the riddle seems unsolvable. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut careful enquiries reveal a further riddle, connected to one of the victims. Is this where the truth lies?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornerstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54217578053976,"sku":"9780099416944","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780099416944_f48b9db5-b24e-4f19-aad3-72401f44a32b.jpg?v=1764648926","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/riddle-of-st-leonards","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}