| Vendor | |
|---|---|
|
Liepman Literary Agency
Marc Koralnik |
| Original language | |
| English | |
| Weblink | |
| http://www.emmacampion.com/ | |
A TWISTED VENGEANCE
A Kate Clifford Mystery #2
As the fourteenth century comes to a close, York seethes on the brink of civil
warand young widow Kate Clifford, struggling to keep her businesses
afloat, realizes that her mother is harboring a dangerous secret.
warand young widow Kate Clifford, struggling to keep her businesses
afloat, realizes that her mother is harboring a dangerous secret.
1399. York is preparing for civil war, teeming with knights and their armed retainers summoned for the city's defense. Henry of Lancaster is rumored to have landed at Ravenspur on the northeast coast of England, not so far from York, intent on reclaiming his inheritancean inheritance which his cousin, King Richard, has declared forfeit.
With the city unsettled and rife with rumors, Eleanor Clifford's abrupt return to York upon the mysterious death of her husband in Strasbourg is met with suspicion in the city. Her daughter Kate is determined to keep her distance, but it will not be easyEleanor has settled next door with the intention of establishing a house of beguines, or poor sisters. This sudden piety worries Kateis it an act of penance? If so, for what? When one of the beguines is set upon in the night by an intruder and her rescuer dragged away by a group of soldiers, Kate knows that for the sake of her own reputation and the safety of her young wards she must investigate.
From the first, Eleanor is clearly frightened yet maintains a stubborn silence about her life in Strasbourg and her husband's death. The brutal murder of one of Eleanor's servants leads Kate to suspect that her mother's troubles have followed her from Strasbourg. Is she secretly involved in the political upheaval? When one of her wards is frightened by a too-curious stranger, Kate is desperate to draw her mother out of her silence before tragedy strikes her own household.
Candace Robb is the bestselling author of more than a dozen crime novels set in fourteenth-century England, Wales, and Scotland, including the acclaimed Owen Archer series and the Margaret Kerr trilogy. Writing as
Emma Campion, Candace has published the historical novels The King's Mistress (Broadway Books, 2011) and A Triple Knot (Broadway Books, 2014). Candace lives in Seattle with her husband.
With the city unsettled and rife with rumors, Eleanor Clifford's abrupt return to York upon the mysterious death of her husband in Strasbourg is met with suspicion in the city. Her daughter Kate is determined to keep her distance, but it will not be easyEleanor has settled next door with the intention of establishing a house of beguines, or poor sisters. This sudden piety worries Kateis it an act of penance? If so, for what? When one of the beguines is set upon in the night by an intruder and her rescuer dragged away by a group of soldiers, Kate knows that for the sake of her own reputation and the safety of her young wards she must investigate.
From the first, Eleanor is clearly frightened yet maintains a stubborn silence about her life in Strasbourg and her husband's death. The brutal murder of one of Eleanor's servants leads Kate to suspect that her mother's troubles have followed her from Strasbourg. Is she secretly involved in the political upheaval? When one of her wards is frightened by a too-curious stranger, Kate is desperate to draw her mother out of her silence before tragedy strikes her own household.
Candace Robb is the bestselling author of more than a dozen crime novels set in fourteenth-century England, Wales, and Scotland, including the acclaimed Owen Archer series and the Margaret Kerr trilogy. Writing as
Emma Campion, Candace has published the historical novels The King's Mistress (Broadway Books, 2011) and A Triple Knot (Broadway Books, 2014). Candace lives in Seattle with her husband.
| Available products |
|---|
|
Book
Published 2017-05-01 by Pegasus |