Wednesday
I think I may be re-reading THE APOTHECARY ROSE by Candace Robb. 1st of 13 in series featuring Owen Archer, a spy for the Archbishop, in medieval York.
It is Christmastide, 1363, and 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 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.
Published 1993. 340 pages. The author took a break in 2008 and didn't write for ELEVEN year in this series. So it's been such a long time since I've read it, I've been meaning to re-read it. It seems that now may be the time.
Steve is taking a break from the gun range tonight. I don't know what I'll be doing.
By the way, here's a photo of my November Found Objects Challenge items:
I feel challenged, for sure.
Have a good day
Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster
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