A GIFT OF SANCTUARY

THE APOTHECARY ROSE

In 1363, when people start dying in strange circumstances the common link seems to be herbal remedies dispensed by Nicholas Wilton. Owen Archer is sent to York to solve the mystery.

THE FIRE IN THE FLINT

In 1297 Margaret Kerr is living in Edinburgh and searching for her long-absent husband, Roger. A murder on the Kerr property brings the wrath of the English down on Margaret and her uncle. The sudden re-appearance of Roger gives Margaret the opportunity to escape Edinburgh, but what is his motive for coming back to her?

THE GUILT OF INNOCENTS

One-eyed spy, Owen Archer, investigates a drowning in the River Ouse in York, in the winter of 1372, while his wife Lucie awaits the birth of their third child. When a second body is found in the river, Owen, and his adoptive son Jasper, find their own lives in danger.

THE KING'S BISHOP

On a mission for the King, Owen Archer travels from York to Fountains Abbey and sends Ned Townley to Rievaulx. When Ned and a friar vanish completely, Owen investigates but finds himself against Alice Perrars, the King's mistress and a dangerous enemy.

THE LADY CHAPEL

In the summer of 1365 a man is murdered in the shadow of York Minster. Owen Archer is asked to investigate but soon finds himself ensnared in a plot devised by very powerful masters.

THE NUN'S TALE

In 1366, a year after the death of a young nun, a woman appears and claims to be the nun resurrected. When murder follows in her wake, Owen Archer is sent to investigate.

THE RIDDLE OF ST LEONARDS

In 1369 there are a spate of deaths at St Leonard's Hospital, York. When rumours circulate that the deaths are suspicious Sir Richard de Ravenser, Master of the Hospital, seeks assistance from Owen Archer.

A TRUST BETRAYED

Margaret Kerr's husband, Roger, has been missing since Martinmas, and now his cousin, Jack has been found dead in Edinburgh. Margaret wants to know the truth about these happenings, but her questions expose secrets and dangerous loyalties, and she realises how little she knew of Roger or Jack.